As part of their official visit to Morocco, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and members of the Vietnamese community in Morocco on July 26 afternoon (local time).

Commending the effective operations of the Morocco–Viet Nam and Viet Nam–Morocco friendship parliamentarians' groups, Chairman Man affirmed their crucial role as bridges for monitoring the implementation of agreements signed between Viet Nam’s National Assembly and the Moroccan Parliament.

The NA Chairman praised the Morocco–Viet Nam Friendship Association for its close coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Morocco in organising various diplomatic events and creating favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community and people of Vietnamese descent living and working in Morocco.

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch welcomed National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man during a meeting in Rabat on July 25 morning (local time), saying that the latter's visit comes at a time when the two countries are looking forward to the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, along with a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam, arrived in Rabat on July 24 evening (local time), beginning a four-day official visit to Morocco.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation departed Ha Noi on July 22 morning to pay official visits to Senegal and Morocco, attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Switzerland, and conduct bilateral activities in the European country.

By strengthening the relationship between Viet Nam and Senegal and Morocco, two countries holding important roles and positions in the West and North Africa, the parties can explore many new cooperation opportunities in key and promising fields.

On behalf of the Vietnamese Party and State leaders, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam are scheduled to attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland, engage in bilateral activities there, and pay official visits to Morocco and Senegal from July 22 to 30.

France will take on Argentina in the World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 in the  Wednesday’s semi-final to stay on course for a successful title defence. 

In the last match of the 2022 World Cup knockout round, Portugal played sublimely and defeated Switzerland 6-1 to reach quarters. Meanwhile, Morocco stubbornly put Spain into the penalty shootout that sent them through to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over the former champions.