Top legislator's working trip ushers in stage of comprehensive cooperation with Armenia, Uzbekistan
The working trip, marking NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s first multilateral diplomatic activity in 2025, reflected Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, and diversification of external ties.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the IPU-150 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🤡 - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the NA, has successfully concluded a working trip to attend the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-150) and pay official visits to Uzbekistan and Armenia.
The working trip, marking Man’s first multilateral diplomatic activity in 2025, reflected Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, and diversification of external ties.
Bilaterally, the visits to Armenia and Uzbekistan held profound political significance, demonstrating Vietnam’s appreciation for its traditional friendship with these countries and its desire to enhance political trust, laying a foundation for expanding cooperation across various fields, elevating Vietnam’s relations with both nations to new heights.
Social justice, progress - ultimate metric of development
Held in Tashkent for the first time in its 136-year history, IPU-150 was a milestone for Uzbekistan. Under Man’s leadership, the Vietnamese delegation enhanced the country’s image as a proactive and responsible nation promoting parliamentary cooperation for global goals of peace, stability, sustainable development, and social justice.
Man’s keynote speech at the plenary session left a profound impact, garnering enthusiastic support from international delegates. He underlined Vietnam’s commitment to sustainable development and social justice, asserting that “people must be placed at the centre,” “sustainable development must go hand in hand with social progress and fairness,” and that “social justice and progress should be the ultimate metric of development”.
He called on all parliamentarians and nations to take stronger actions and work together to build a just, prosperous, and sustainable world.
IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong was impressed by Man’s speech, particularly the concrete examples regarding Vietnam’s policies to improve people's livelihoods.
Further strengthening traditional friendship
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man (L) and Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan at their meeting in Yerevan on April 3 (Photo: VNA)
The official visits to Armenia and Uzbekistan marked the first by a top Vietnamese legislator and the highest by a Vietnamese leader since the countries established diplomatic ties in 1992.
Leaders agreed on the need to enhance all-level exchanges across Party, State, Government, parliamentary and people-to-people exchange channels. They discussed measures to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation, including increasing transport connectivity, developing multimodal logistics to facilitate market access in each country and the broader region. They also look forward to fine-tuning the legal framework to offer maximum support to businesses in such key sectors as healthcare, apparel, energy - oil & gas, agricultural processing, and aquaculture.
On parliamentary ties, they vowed to enhance high-level exchanges among leaders, parliamentary bodies, friendship parliamentary groups, including young, women and individual parliamentarians. They also stressed the importance of fostering information and experience exchange between specialised committees and lawmakers, particularly in lawmaking and supervision.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese NA announced the establishment of friendship parliamentary groups with Armenia and Uzbekistan. The visits also witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between the Vietnamese NA and its Armenian and Uzbek counterparts, plus additional cooperation documents across various fields.
Uzbez Deputy PM Khodjayev Jamshid Abdukhakimovich bids farewell to NA Chairman Tran Thanh man and his entourage at the airport (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi, who is also in charge of Armenia and Uzbekistan, hailed the visits’ success. The Vietnam-Armenia and Vietnam-Uzbekistan business dialogues, attended by numerous businesses and leaders, are set to turn potential into concrete projects.
NA Secretary-General and Chairman of the NA Office Le Quang Trung noted that Man had completed a productive and substantive working agenda, which injected a "new breath" into these already strong friendships, paving the way for a more comprehensive and effective phase of cooperation aligned with their current development goals./.
Ismoilov highlighted the significance of Man’s trip and his attendance at the IPU-150, saying that this helps open up prospects for bilateral cooperation across all sectors, importantly contributing to each country's national development and construction process.
The IPU Secretary-General expressed admiration for the achievements made by Vietnam and its legislative body while highly valuing the country’s proposals regarding IPU activities and multilateral parliamentary cooperation in general.
NA Chairman Man stated that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people always highly appreciate the valuable support from the Armenian people during the Southeast Asian country’s past struggle for national independence as well as the current cause of national construction and development.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
