Party General Secretary To Lam hosted separate receptions
for Speaker of the South Korean National Assembly Woo Won Shik and President of
the Senate of the Czech Republic’s Parliament Milos Vystrcil in Hanoi on November 21, according to a report
from the Government News.
At the meeting with the top South Korean legislator, the
General Secretary welcomed the fruitful talks between Chairman of the
Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and Speaker Woo, expressing the
wish that the two legislative bodies would continue to enhance their role in
promoting economic cooperation and carry out diverse exchange and joint
activities, helping strengthen political trust and ties between their
lawmakers.
He suggested that the two countries continue expanding
collaboration and maintaining regular delegation exchanges between their
Parties, States, Governments, and Parliaments, thus enabling further cooperation
across all fields.
The host called on South Korea to continue to support
capacity-building for Vietnamese enterprises so that they can participate more
deeply in the global supply chains of South Korean companies, helping both
sides realize the trade target of $150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and
sustainable manner.
He also called on the two countries to turn cooperation in
science–technology, innovation, and digital transformation into a new pillar of
their relationship.
To emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation in human
resources training and strategic technology development and promote
collaboration in building core infrastructure such as artificial intelligence
(AI), next-generation networks and data centers.
He urged South Korea to continue simplifying visa procedures
for Vietnamese citizens and work towards visa exemptions.
Mr. Woo, for his part, suggested that both sides continue
close cooperation to foster substantive defense cooperation and strengthen
joint efforts in combating transnational crime, particularly cybercrime, in the
region.
The guest recommended Vietnam continue to create favorable
conditions for South Korean enterprises to participate in Vietnam’s priority
projects, thereby contributing to the country’s socio-economic development.
South Korea will support Vietnam in successfully hosting the
2027 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, reiterated the South Korean top legislator.
General Secretary To Lam (R) hosts a reception for President of the Senate of the Czech Republic’s Parliament Milos Vystrcil, Hanoi, November 21, 2025 – (Photo: VNA)
During his meeting with the top Czech legislator, General Secretary
To Lam urged both sides to step up trade
promotion activities to raise bilateral trade to $5 billion in the years to
come.
The top leader also emphasized the need for the two nations
to make use of each other’s markets as gateways to Europe and Southeast Asia,
thereby enhancing strategic autonomy, diversifying markets and supply sources,
and deepening participation in global supply and value chains.
Lauding the talks between the two top legislators of Vietnam
and the Czech Republic, the Party leader expressed his hope that the two
legislatures will continue close coordination to create a legal corridor and
favorable conditions for promoting bilateral cooperation, in line with the
common interests of both nations.
He recommended the two sides step up the exchange of
delegations at all levels and via Party, State, Government, parliamentary,
locality-to-locality and people-to-people channels.
The host underlined the need to enhance coordination and
mutual support at international organizations and multilateral forums and
foster cooperation in economy, trade, investment, defense-security,
science-technology, education-training, culture and tourism.
He also highlighted the importance of expanding cooperation
in new areas such as clean energy, renewable energy and digital transformation.
For his part, Mr. Vystrcil affirmed that the Czech Senate
stands ready to encourage remaining EU member states to soon ratify the EU–Viet
Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
He voiced the support for resolving disputes by peaceful
means in accordance with international law, for peace, stability and
development in both regions and the world and expressed his support for Vietnam’s
stance on the East Sea issue.
Both sides vowed to accelerate the formulation and
implementation of an action plan to realize the substance of the Vietnam-Czech
Republic Strategic Partnership, meeting the aspirations and interests of both
nations.