National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong receives Palestinian President Madmoud Abbas. Photo: VNA

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has praised signed agreements between Vietnam and Palestine and named them an important boost for ties of traditional friendship and co-operation.

During a meeting with Palestinian President Madmoud Abbas on May 26, Mr Trong said that despite a number of changes in the world, the traditional ties between the two countries have made significant progress in recent years.

He affirmed that Vietnam always attaches much importance to strengthening friendship with Palestine, supporting for the Palestinian people’s just war and hopes that political sides there reach a peaceful solution and reconciliation.

Mr Trong emphasised that the Vietnamese NA is willing to share legislative and supervising experiences with Palestinian Parliament and hoped that in the near future the two sides will boost parliamentarian diplomacy activities, exchange visits and soon establish a Vietnam-Palestine friendship parliamentarian group.

President Abbas thanked for the warm welcome and expressed his delight that his visit coincided with the 120th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Mr Abbas said Palestinian people admire the Vietnamese people’s bravery in the past struggle against colonialists and imperialists, and acknowledged it was a valuable lesson for Palestinians to follow.

Mr Abbas said he hoped that Vietnam will continue to gain bigger achievements in national construction and development. He agreed to co-operative orientations between the two parliaments and said that he will create the best conditions for the two legislative bodies to boost co-operation in the future.

Source: VOV