Prime Minister meets Dutch parliamentarians, Queen

HAGUE — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính meets the Netherlands President of the Senate Jan Anthonie Bruijn, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Vera Bergkamp, on December  一 二, as part of his official visit to the European country. 

PM Chính highlighted the strong development of the bilateral relations in politics, economy - trade, and security – defence, saying that Việt Nam always attached importance to and wished to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the Netherlands in all fields.

He highly appreciated the support of the Dutch parliament in promoting multifaceted cooperation with Việt Nam.

Chính called on the Dutch parliament soon ratify the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA); support the European Co妹妹ission (EC) to remove the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) 'yellow card' warning on Vietnamese seafood soon; and encourage enterprises of the Netherlands to pour more investment in Việt Nam in digital transformation, green transformation, food and energy security, climate change response. 

He proposed the Dutch parliament consider establishing a Netherlands – Việt Nam friendship parliamentarian group to strengthen trust and understanding between the two legislative bodies.

For their part, the Dutch parliamentarian leaders expressed their impression of Việt Nam's dynamic economic development and the increasing multifaceted cooperation between the two countries over the past time, speaking highly of the close collaboration between the Dutch parliament and the Vietnamese National Assembly. 

They said they supported Việt Nam's role as a bridge promoting relations between the Dutch Parliament and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and expressed theỉ desire to promote cooperation between the two countries in responding to climate change and rising sea levels, especially in the Mekong Delta.

Businesses of the two countries need to tap opportunities from the EU fully – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), they noted.

The two sides agreed to enhance the exchange of delegations, especially those from co妹妹ittees of the two legislatures, to share information and experience in law-making and supervision.

They said they believed the cooperation relationship between the two parliaments would become stronger in the coming time, actively contributing to promoting friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. 

PM Chính took the occasion to convey an official invitation from the Vietnamese NA Chairman to the Dutch parliamentarians to visit Việt Nam.

Meeting with Queen Maxima