Top Vietnamese legislator holds talks with Korean counterpart Cho Jeong-sik
VGP - President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and Speaker of the South Korean National Assembly Cho Jeong-sik held talks in Seoul on September 7, during which both sides agreed on measures to further deepen the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership, particularly in economic cooperation, science and technology, parliamentary ties and people-to-people exchanges.
The offical welcome ceremony for President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man in Seoul, South Korea, September 7, 2026
The top Vietnamese legislator said his ongoing visit to South Korea aims to consolidate political trust and accelerate the implementation of high-level agreements, including those reached during General Secretary and President To Lam's visit to the South Korea in August 2025 and President Lee Jae Myung's visit to Viet Nam in April 2026.
Tran pledged that Viet Nam would create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens and businesses in South Korea, including members of Vietnamese-Korean multicultural families.
Speaker Cho praised Viet Nam's significant development achievements and rising international stature, expressing his confidence that Viet Nam would successfully achieve its national development goals. He affirmed South Korea's readiness to accompany Viet Nam in its next stage of development.
Tran affirmed that Viet Nam consistently regards South Korea as one of its most important strategic partners and expressed his wish for bilateral relations to develop more strongly, substantively and effectively across all areas.
Appreciating the significant contributions of Korean businesses to Viet Nam's socio-economic development, Tran called on the Korean legislature to encourage Korean companies to expand investment in Viet Nam in priority sectors such as infrastructure, semiconductors, large-scale AI data centers, energy and seaports.
He also urged the Korean side to facilitate greater participation by Vietnamese enterprises in Korean manufacturing supply chains and promote further market opening for goods from both countries.
President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (L) and Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea Cho Jeong-sik (R) shake hands in Seoul, South Korea, September 7, 2026
The two sides agreed to maintain regular high-level strategic exchanges and develop a strategic vision for economic connectivity suited to the new circumstances, with a goal of raising two-way trade to US$100 billion in 2026 and US$150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner.
They agreed to prioritize non-refundable and concessional official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnamese projects, make science and technology a key driver of bilateral relations, and improve policies to facilitate long-term investment by businesses of both countries.
The two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in human resource training, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges, while protecting the legitimate interests of Vietnamese and Korean communities in each other's countries, including around 100,000 Vietnamese-Korean multicultural families.
Regarding parliamentary cooperation, the two leaders welcomed recent progress and underscored the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in overseeing and promoting the implementation of bilateral commitments and agreements.
They agreed to increase delegation exchanges at all levels, share legislative experience, strengthen cooperation among specialized committees, and effectively implement the memorandum of understanding on parliamentary cooperation signed in November 2025.
Both sides agreed to enhance coordination in supervising the implementation of international treaties and government cooperation agreements, improve policies and laws to create a favorable legal environment for businesses and citizens of both countries, and continue to coordinate and support each other at regional and global inter-parliamentary forums.
Regarding regional and international issues of mutual concern, the two leaders agreed to strengthen coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums.
President Tran asked South Korea to share its experience and support Viet Nam in successfully hosting APEC Economic Leaders' Week 2027, while stepping up coordination at the United Nations and effectively implementing ASEAN-South Korea and Mekong-South Korean cooperation mechanisms./.