National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (L) shakes hands with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko at their meeting on July 23, 2025. (Photo: VNA)
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, accompanied by a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid an official visit to Senegal from July 22 to 24.
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (L) meets with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Photo: VNA)
During the visit, NA Chairman Man had meetings with the host's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and held talks with National Assembly President El Malick Ndiaye.
Senegalese leaders expressed their pleasure in welcoming the Vietnamese NA Chairman, noting that this marked the first official visit to Senegal by a key leader of the Vietnamese Party and State since the establishment of diplomatic relations. They viewed the visit as a qualitative leap forward in bilateral ties – a visit between "brothers" whose friendship has endured over the years.
While acknowledging encouraging progress in economic cooperation between the two countries, both sides agreed that significant potential remained untapped.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (L) and President of the Senegalese National Assembly El Malick Ndiaye sign a cooperation agreement between the two legislatures in Daka on July 23. (Photo: VNA)
They called for the completion of a legal framework to enhance collaboration in trade, industry, and investment. They also agreed on boosting trade promotion, business networking, and exports of key goods to each other’s markets.
Agriculture was reaffirmed as a central pillar of bilateral cooperation. The Senegalese leaders expressed interest in importing more rice from Viet Nam to help ensure food security, and welcomed Vietnamese enterprises in technology and services to invest and operate in Senegal. They highlighted the potential for the two countries to act as gateways to West African and Southeast Asian markets, respectively. Regarding parliamentary cooperation, the two sides affirmed that this is an important pillar in the bilateral relations, helping to promote mutual understanding and lay a legal foundation for comprehensive cooperation.
They agreed to enhance the exchange of delegations at all levels, promote the role of the parliamentary friendship groups, cooperate at multilateral parliamentary forums, continue to share legislative and supervisory experiences as well as boosting training cooperation and information exchange.
NA Chairman Man and his Senegalese counterpart El Malick Ndiaye signed a cooperation agreement between the two legislatures and witnessed the announcement ceremony of the Viet Nam - Senegal and Senegal - Viet Nam Parliamentary Friendship Groups.
While in Dakar, the top legislator attended a policy roundtable aimed at boosting Viet Nam - Senegal cooperation and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Senegal.
With its substantial and meaningful activities, the NA Chairman's official visit to Senegal concluded successfully, opening a new chapter in parliamentary cooperation and injecting fresh momentum into the Viet Nam - Senegal relations for the shared development and prosperity of both nations./.
Source: VNA
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