Dakar, July 23 -- President of the Senegalese National Assembly El Malick Ndiaye hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the high-level Vietnamese delegation in Dakar on the morning of July 23. A military band played the national anthems of both countries, followed by the two parliamentary leaders reviewing the guard of honour. Immediately after the welcome ceremony, NA Chairman Man held a meeting with the Senegalese NA President.

This is the first official visit to Senegal by a key Vietnamese leader since the establishment of diplomatic ties nearly six decades ago. Parliamentary cooperation between Vietnam and Senegal has primarily taken place through multilateral fr...