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Bulgarian Parliamentary delegation visits Asia

National Assembly President Rosen Zhelyazkov
Photo: BTA

A delegation of 11 MPs from all parliamentary groups headed by National Assembly President Rosen Zhelyazkov is visiting India on January 4. Rosen Zhelyazkov will meet with India’s Vice President and Speaker of the Upper House Jagdeep Dhankhar, as well as with the Speaker of the Lower House Om Birla. Political and economic relations between Bulgaria and India will be discussed during the meetings.

On 5 January, the parliamentary delegation will visit the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The programme includes a meeting at the National Assembly of Vietnam with the Speaker of the Parliament Vuong Dinh Hue, as well as plenary talks between the delegations, reported BTA. In September 2023, a Vietnamese Parliamentary delegation headed by Vuong Dinh Hue, visited Sofia. Bulgaria and Vietnam signed 5 documents on bilateral cooperation in sport, tourism and culture.




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