Chairman of the 16th National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Leaders of the parliaments of Laos, China, and Cambodia on Monday sent congratulatory messages and letters to Politburo member and Chairman of Việt Nam’s 15th National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn on his re-election as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly.

Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn was re-elected earlier the same day at the first session of the 16th National Assembly.

President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane expressed his delight at Trần Thanh Mẫn’s election as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly, affirming that his re-election reflects the trust and high regard of the Party, State, and people of Việt Nam.

He expressed confidence that with his capabilities and extensive experience, Chairman Mẫn will lead the Vietnamese National Assembly in effectively performing its functions, duties, and powers, thereby making important contributions to Việt Nam’s continued development and strengthening its prestige and position in the region and the world.

He also expressed his wish to continue close cooperation with Chairman Mẫn and the Vietnamese legislature to further consolidate and promote the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion between the Parties, States, and people of Laos and Việt Nam. He emphasised his expectation that relations between the two legislatures will continue to deepen and yield fruitful results.

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji congratulated Trần Thanh Mẫn on his re-election, emphasising that China and Việt Nam are friendly socialist neighbours, sharing mountains and rivers. He noted that in recent years, bilateral relations have continued to deepen, particularly with increasingly close exchanges and cooperation between the National People’s Congress of China and the National Assembly of Việt Nam.

Zhao affirmed his readiness to work with Chairman Mẫn to implement the strategic common perceptions reached by high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries, strengthen cooperation between the two legislative bodies, contribute to the development of socialist rule of law in each country, and promote the building of a China–Việt Nam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

President of the Cambodian National Assembly Khuon Sudary also congratulated Trần Thanh Mẫn on his re-election as Chairman of the 16th National Assembly. She expressed confidence that under his excellent leadership, the Vietnamese legislature will achieve new accomplishments and lay a solid foundation for Việt Nam’s goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045.

She also expressed her wish to continue close cooperation with Chairman Mẫn to further strengthen the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability between the two countries, and to promote people-centred cooperation for the common benefits of both nations and their people. — VNA/VNS