President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand
Sophon Zaram arrives in Ha Noi on August 5 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Welcoming the Thai leader and his entourage at Noi Bai International Airport were Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Doan Anh and Standing Vice Chairman of the NA's Committee for National Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs Vu Hai Ha.
The visiting delegation includes Thai Ambassador to Viet Nam Urawadee Sriphiromya, members of the House of Representatives, senior parliamentary officials and advisers.
The visit carries special significance as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of Viet Nam–Thailand diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976 – 2026). It follows Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's official visit to Thailand in late May and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's visit to Viet Nam in June.
The trip underscores Thailand's high regard to its ties with Viet Nam and highlights both legislatures' determination to advance parliamentary diplomacy while implementing agreements reached by the high-ranking leaders of the two countries, including the 2023–2028 cooperation agreement between the Vietnamese NA and the Thai House of Representatives.
Speaking to Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Bangkok, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung said the visit will provide an opportunity to deepen exchanges on legislative practices, oversight and decision-making, expand parliamentary exchanges, and strengthen coordination at regional and international forums, including the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
He expressed confidence that the visit will help accelerate the implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements while expanding collaboration in trade, investment, connectivity, education, science and technology, innovation, people-to-people exchanges and ASEAN cooperation.
