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On the afternoon of June 9, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Kay Rala National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his joy in welcoming Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, emphasizing that the visit is an important milestone, contributing to strengthening the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Timor-Leste. The Chairman of the National Assembly congratulated Timor-Leste on officially becoming an ASEAN member and affirmed that he will always accompany and support Timor-Leste in the process of joining ASEAN as well as participating in ASEANs cooperation mechanisms. Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao respectfully thanked the Chairman of the National Assembly for the respectful welcome and congratulated National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on being elected by the Vietnamese National Assembly to continue holding the position of Chairman of the 16th National Assembly. Prime Minister Timor-Leste affirmed that he values friendship and cooperation with Vietnam; Thank Vietnam for always supporting Timor-Leste in the process of joining ASEAN; We hope that Vietnam will continue to share experiences in development and regional and international integration. Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao expressed his impression of Vietnams rapid development, emphasizing that Vietnam is a model of strong growth after the war, self-reliance and sustainability; wishes to learn from Vietnam about innovation and development thinking, as well as perfecting models and institutions, promoting internal resources to build and develop a self-reliant economy. Download The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly supports the Timor-Leste National Assembly becoming an official member of AIPA - Photo: TTXVN National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the results of the Prime Minister of Timor-Lestes high-level exchanges with the Vietnamese Leaders; We welcome the signing of the Agreement on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders, facilitating people-to-people exchanges, promoting economic, trade, and tourism cooperation and deepening the friendly relationship between the two countries. Discussing bilateral cooperation, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his pleasure to see that Vietnam - Timor-Leste relations have continued to develop positively over the past two decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2002, in which Kim Trade turnover maintains growth momentum, reaching 18.7 million USD in 2025; believes that the two sides still have much room to promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as in the fields of agriculture, oil and gas, fisheries, construction, culture, and tourism. The National Assembly Chairman proposed that the Governments of the two countries continue to promote negotiations and sign new cooperation documents; affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly will create favorable conditions for the signing and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements. The National Assembly Chairman also proposed that the two sides continue to review and effectively implement signed documents, including the Framework Agreement on Technical and Economic Cooperation signed in April 2010; Encourage the expansion of cooperation in the fields of education - training, agriculture, digital transformation and human resource development. Regarding parliamentary cooperation, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man proposed that the National Assembly of the two countries increase the exchange of high-level delegations, exchanges between National Assembly agencies and National Assembly deputies; share experience in legislating, supervising and deciding on important issues of the country; Strengthen consultation, coordination and mutual support at the Inter-Parliamentary Council of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AIPA), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and regional and international inter-parliamentary forums. The Chairman of the National Assembly affirmed that the National Assembly of Vietnam supports the National Assembly of Timor-Leste becoming an official member of AIPA. Download Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao affirmed his desire to promote practical cooperation with Vietnam in all fields - Photo: VNA Prime Minister Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao highly appreciated the role of the two countries National Assembly in creating a favorable foundation and legal framework to promote bilateral cooperation; proposed to further strengthen exchanges and exchanges between the two countries legislative bodies. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao affirmed his desire to promote practical cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, education - training, human resource development, digital transformation and people-to-people exchanges; as well as continuing to coordinate closely in ASEAN and regional and international forums, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region. On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man respectfully sent greetings and invitations to the Chairman of the National Assembly of Timor-Leste and the leaders of the National Assembly of Timor-Leste to visit Vietnam soon at an appropriate time; suggested that Timor-Leste continue to create favorable conditions for businesses and the Vietnamese community in Timor-Leste to live, study, and do business stably, contributing to the development of Timor-Leste and serving as a bridge of friendship between the two countries./.According to VNA See morePrime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired the official welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Timor-LesteSee morePrime MinisterTimor-Leste visits President Ho Chi Minhs MausoleumSee morePrime Minister of Timor-Leste arrives in Hanoi, begins official visit to Vietnam and attends AFF 2026
