The talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea Rimbink Pato (Source: VNA)Port Moresby (VNA) - Deputy Prime Ministerand Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on November 17 held talks with ForeignMinister of Papua New Guinea Rimbink Pato in the framework of the 26th APEC Economic Leaders’Meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
During the talks, the two sides agreed on measures to further foster thebilateral relations in the time to come, including enhancing the exchange ofdelegations, investment promotion and business links in the fields of theirstrength such as aquaculture, agriculture, and health care.
Rimbink Pato said his country wants to import rice directly from Vietnam,suggesting the two countries expand cooperation in fishery and aquaculture, andcoffee growing and processing.
He also expressed the hope that Vietnam will support Papua New Guinea intraining doctors.
For his part, Minh welcomed the ideas and asked for collaboration of Papua NewGuinea with Vietnam to addressissues related to Vietnamese fishermen and fishing boats in the spirit offriendship and humanity.
Pato thanked Vietnam for its assistance to his country to host the 26th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, and agreed to work with Vietnam to acceleratethe implementation of agreements reached in the APEC Year in 2017 and 2018.
He also affirmed his country’s support for Vietnam’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council for the term 2020-2021.-VNA
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