The National Assembly's Electronic Information Portal reported that on the afternoon of November 20, at the National Assembly House, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga presided over the official welcoming ceremony for National Assembly Chairman of the Republic of Korea Woo Won Shik and his wife Shin Kyunghye and the Korean National Assembly delegation on an official visit to Vietnam from November 20-22, 2025.
Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, the two National Assembly Chairmen held talks.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and National Assembly Chairman Woo Won Shik highly appreciated the parliamentary diplomacy and cooperation between the two countries' national assemblies as a bright spot, playing an important role in supervising the implementation of high-level agreements, sharing legislative experience and enhancing mutual understanding between delegates and people of the two countries.
The two leaders agreed to continue to strengthen political trust, regularly maintain high-level delegation exchanges, and create a foundation for expanding comprehensive cooperation in all fields.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and National Assembly Chairman Woo Won Shik agreed to promote effective economic development cooperation in line with the common interests of both sides; strive to soon complete the goal of increasing bilateral trade turnover to 150 billion USD by 2030; at the same time, expand cooperation in the fields of industry, energy and technology transfer to serve the common development goal.
National Assembly Chairman Woo Won Shik hopes that Vietnam will continue to create favorable conditions and pay attention to supporting and removing difficulties so that Korean enterprises can confidently invest stably and long-term in Vietnam.
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man thanked and wished that National Assembly Chairman Woo Won Shik and the National Assembly of Korea would continue to care about and protect the legitimate rights of the Vietnamese community in Korea, including about 100,000 Vietnamese-Korean multicultural families, so that they can live, study and work long-term in Korea with peace of mind.
The two sides highly appreciated the good cooperation results between the two countries' National Assemblies in recent times; agreed to effectively implement the new Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation signed between the two countries' National Assemblies during the visit; promote the role of the legislative bodies of the two countries in coordinating the supervision of the implementation of international treaties and cooperation agreements signed between the two Governments.
After the talks, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and National Assembly Chairman of the Republic of Korea Woo Won Shik held a signing ceremony for a new Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
According to the signed Minutes, the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Assembly of South Korea agreed that enhancing exchanges and cooperation between the two National Assemblies is a key factor contributing to strengthening the friendship and deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
After the signing ceremony, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Woo Won Shik and the delegation also attended the 10th Session of the 15th National Assembly. On the same evening, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga presided over a solemn reception for Korean National Assembly Chairman Woo Won Shik and his wife Shin Kyunghye and the high-ranking delegation of the Korean National Assembly.
