National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue concludes official visits to Bangladesh, Bulgaria (Photo: VNA)

The visits, lasting from September 21-26, were made at the invitations of Speaker of the Bangladeshi Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and President of the NA of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov.

The top Vietnamese legislator and his entourage, including representatives from NA agencies, ministries, sectors and localities, engaged in a total of about 70 activities during the trips.

In Bangladesh, he held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Chaudhury; met with President Mohammed Shahabuddin, and received Chairman of the Bangladesh Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Faruk Khan, President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Shah Alam, and President of the Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) Rashed Khan Menon.

He also attended the inauguration of a photo exhibition on the 50th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries.

During his stay in Bulgaria, Hue held talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Zhelyazkov; had separate meetings with President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, and hosted receptions for Chairwoman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Korneliya Ninova, and Chairwoman of the GERB-UDF parliamentary group Desislava Atanasova.

He signed memoranda of understanding on enhancing cooperation between the Vietnamese legislature and its Bangladeshi and Bulgarian counterparts.

Five cooperation agreements were also inked on this occasion, covering collaboration between the NA Office, ministries, sectors and localities of Vietnam and their counterparts in Bangladesh and Bulgaria in such areas as culture and tourism.

During his visits to the two countries, Chairman Hue and leaders of Bangladesh and Bulgaria discussed regional and global issues of mutual concern.