Istanbul, April 17 -- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man called for deeper Vietnam - Belgium cooperation across all fields while meeting with President of the Belgian Senate Vincent Blondel in Istanbul, Turkiye, on April 17 on the sidelines of the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-152). Welcoming the recent progress in bilateral relations, with regular high-level exchanges and enhanced political trust, Chairman Man highly valued the effective cooperation between the two legislative bodies, and reaffirmed that Vietnam considers Belgium an important partner within the European Union (EU). He suggested Belgium continue supporting and accompanying Vietnam in the next development period by expanding all-round col...