He made the remarks while receiving Moon Jin-seok, chairman of the Korea-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, in Seoul on September 8 (local time), as part of his official visit to the Republic of Korea.

He said that immediately after returning from the Republic of Korea, he would work with relevant National Assembly agencies on proposals and recommendations raised by the Korean side. Matters within the National Assembly’s jurisdiction would be reported for consideration and decision, while issues under the jurisdiction of the Government, ministries, agencies and localities would be followed up until they are resolved.

According to the legislator, Vietnam-RoK relations enjoy a high level of political and diplomatic trust. Building on that foundation, the two sides should continue to promote practical and effective cooperation in such areas as economy, investment, trade, science and technology, defence, security, education and training, health care and people-to-people exchanges.

Turning bilateral agreements into tangible results

National Assembly President Man spoke highly of the role played by the Vietnam-Korea and Korea-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Groups in strengthening links between lawmakers from the two countries, expressing his hope that the two groups would continue to promote increasingly substantive and effective exchanges and cooperation.

Welcoming increased delegation exchanges between the two legislatures, he called on the Vietnam-Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group to develop specific plans to ensure that such activities deliver practical results.

He also noted that Vietnam and the RoK share many cultural similarities, including strong family values, a deep respect for education, courtesy and sincere interpersonal ties. The two sides should therefore step up people-to-people exchanges and promote their respective countries, peoples and cultures, helping citizens of both countries better understand one another and creating a solid social foundation for cooperation and shared development.

Expanding economic, technological and people-to-people ties

Moon, for his part, spoke highly of the continuity of high-level exchanges between the two countries. He said that following General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam General Committee To Lam’s state visit to the RoK in August 2025 and RoK President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to Vietnam in April 2026, National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man’s official visit would give fresh impetus to bilateral relations.

He noted that the RoK is currently Vietnam’s largest foreign investor and expressed his hope that the two countries would successfully realise their target of raising bilateral trade to US$150 billion by 2030.

The Republic of Korea hopes Korean businesses will participate in large-scale infrastructure projects in Vietnam, creating new, practical and high-impact milestones in bilateral cooperation during the next phase of the relationship, he told the Vietnamese leader.

In science, technology and innovation, Moon welcomed the signing in April 2026 of a framework plan for comprehensive cooperation in science, technology and innovation between the two countries’ ministries of science and technology and foreign ministries, with the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology serving as a bridge.

The Korean side hopes joint research and human resource training programmes will produce tangible results, he said, calling for continued close cooperation in digital transformation and artificial intelligence as Vietnam implements its 2025 Law on Artificial Intelligence.

Regarding the potential use of AI in lawmaking, National Assembly President Man said Vietnam has enacted a Law on Artificial Intelligence and that the National Assembly is accelerating digital transformation. The legislature also has its own AI application programme, which has been in operation for more than a year and has produced notable results.

The two sides also discussed healthcare and residency issues concerning Vietnamese women who marry or divorce Korean citizens and children in Vietnam-RoK multicultural families. Moon proposed establishing a youth friendship group between the two countries and organising football exchanges between Vietnamese and Korean lawmakers.

The Chairman of the Korea-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group voiced full support for the top Vietnamese legislator’s proposals and thanked him for his attention to and support for Korean businesses operating in Vietnam.

He expressed his hope that the Vietnamese leader’s visit would help expand bilateral cooperation beyond investment and trade into future-oriented fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy, enabling the two countries to become partners in shaping the future and developing new industries.