IPU values ties with Vietnam: IPU Secretary GeneralThe Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Vietnam share a long-standing, sound relations based on mutual trust and respect, stated IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong. IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong (L) and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim NganHe made the statement in an interview with Vietnam News Agency at the outset of the 138th IPU Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 24-25. Over the years, relations between the Vietnamese National Assembly and other parliaments have been strengthened. In October 2007 at the 117th IPU Assembly also in Geneva, Switzerland, Vietnam’s NA was elected to the IPU Executive Committee - the forum’s highest body - for the first time. The Vietnamese delegation to the meeting is headed by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.-VNA