National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ lays a wreath at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario City, Argentina. — VNA /VNSPhoto Doãn Tấn

BUENOS AIRES — The visit to Argentina by National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ drew great attention from the South American country’s media, with many positive assessments.

Argentine national news agency Telam run an article highlighting the strong relations between Việt Nam and Argentina. It noted that during their meeting, NA Chairman Huệ and Argentine President Alberto Fernandez reaffirmed the determination to strengthen bilateral trade and investment partnership.

The article said the two leaders underlined the great potential in diversifying goods for exchange and agreed to promote partnerships in investment, science and technology.

It said that after meeting with the Vietnamese NA leader, Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez shared on her Twitter a photo with Huệ, showing her special sentiments towards Việt Nam.

President of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina Cecilia Moreau also posted on her Twitter account that leaders of the two parliaments signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral parliamentary cooperation, commenting that this is an important step forward in the bilateral partnership.

Meanwhile, Infobae newspaper also ran a story entitled “Argentina and Vietnam wish to strengthen bilateral trade”, saying that through high-level meetings between NA Chairman Huệand Argentine leaders, the two sides agreed to strive for US$10 billion in trade by 2025.

Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper also reported the activities of the Vietnamese top legislator during the visit. It quoted President Alberto Fernandez as emphasising that Argentina highly values the prestige and rising position of Việt Nam in the region and the world and said there is ample room for the two sides to collaborate, especially in trade and investment. — VNS