RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh Wan (Photo: quochoi.vn)
He made the confirmation on the occasion of the official visit to the RoK by Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature, at the invitation of Speaker of the Korean NA Park Byeong-seug.
According to the RoK Ambassador, in the process of jointly overcoming the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the close relationship between the two countries has been further consolidated as a common community, while the scale of trade and investment cooperation between the two countries has even been expanding compared to the time before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The official visit to the RoK by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will be an important occasion to write a new page in the history of the relationship between the two countries,” he said. “2022 is a year of historical significance as Vietnam and the RoK celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations and I believe that the National Assemblies of the two countries will certainly continue to play a pivotal role.”
Noting the significance of the Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman’s visit to the RoK, he confirmed that it will signal the opening of a new era of bilateral relations.
Meanwhile, the visit will be an opportunity to lay the foundation for an economic cooperation model in key fields of the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as information technology, digital economy, smart cities, biotechnology and health in the context of the changing world economic model.
In addition, within the framework of the visit, many activities are expected to take place to boost the two countries' economies, such as activities to attract investment through meetings between National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and leaders of large Korean foreign corporations.
Asserting that the visit has great strategic significance, he added that it will be an opportunity to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation relationship in order to contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the world and the region, solving global problems such as terrorism and climate change.
“In short, the visit will be an important milestone to raise the quality of cooperation between the two countries to a higher level by jointly responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and building a new cooperation framework for the future relations of the two countries on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations,” he went on to say./.