The guest, her spouse and a parliament delegation will be in Vietnam from June 18 – 23, at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

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President of the Assembly of Mozambique Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left)

This is the first visit to Vietnam by the Mozambican official in her current post since taking office in January 2020. It is also the first by a president of Mozambique’s legislative body to promote joint works between the two parliaments, given the context that such relations have been maintained mainly within the framework of multilateral parliamentary forums with a limited number of bilateral delegation exchanges.

The trip is a highlight in the nations’ bilateral engagements toward marking the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations which was established on June 25, 1975.

The two sides set up their inter-government committee in May 2008 and conducted regular exchanges of their Party and State delegations.

Their economic and commercial ties have been sustained, with bilateral trade revenue reaching 157.18 million USD in 2020 and 149.5 million USD in 2021.

The countries worked together in research for food crops growth in Mozambique for 2013-2017. To cover the cost of the project, the Vietnamese Government contributed 1.96 million USD and the Mozambican Government 210,000 USD.

Regarding education and training, the nations have run cooperation programs to organize short political courses for Mozambican officials and grant scholarships for Vietnamese and Mozambican students.

Source: VNA