National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien proposed three priorities for inter-parliamentary cooperation to promote public participation in governance, narrow the gap between commitments and results, and ensure that science and technology serves people while addressing the high-level General Debate of the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-153) in Arusha, Tanzania, on October 7.

Russia in general and Saint Petersburg in particular attach great importance to strengthening ties with Viet Nam, expressing his hope for more exchanges between high-level parliamentary delegations and broader cooperation with Vietnamese localities to further deepen the bilateral relations.

Viet Nam’s National Assembly plays a key role in institutionalising development orientations and strengthening the political and legal foundations for long-term growth of the country, according to Assistant Professor Joe Pateman from York University in Canada, a researcher in politics and international political economy.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong met with Japan’s parliamentary leaders in Tokyo and visited several localities as part of his working trip to the country from September 25-30.