NA chairman receives Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association leader

Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and head of the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association Simeon Dimchev during their meeting in Sofia o September 24.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Vietnam highly values Bulgaria’s role in East Europe and it attaches importance to developing relations with the Eastern European nation.

He acknowledged positive contributions that people’s organizations of the two countries, including the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association and the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association, have made to strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries over the past 73 years.

He noted people-to-people exchange activities serve as an important diplomatic channel, helping to promote friendly cooperation between the two countries.

The top legislator said the legislative bodies of Vietnam and Bulgaria have established the Parliamentary Friendship Groups, which along with the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association and the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association, will help foster friendship between people, and serve as a bridge to bolster Vietnam – Bulgaria relations.

He briefed Dimchev on major activities during his working visit and said cultural and education-training constitute an important pillar in bilateral relations. He reminded that approximately 30,000 Vietnamese nationals once worked and studied in Bulgaria that create an invaluable asset to enhance friendship between the two peoples.

The legislator proposed that the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association continue playing its important role in promoting educational cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Sofia on September 23, beginning an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Zhelyazkov.

During his stay, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will hold talks and have meetings with senior Bulgarian leaders to discuss measures to foster cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria./.