Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) meets his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)Meetingwith his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, Chinh spoke highly of theironline meeting on November 2, in which, they adopted the Joint Statement on theestablishment of a Green Strategic Partnership.
Hethanked the Danish Government for creating conditions for LEGO Group to investin Vietnam, and hoped that that the two countries would continue boostinginvestment and trade cooperation. He also suggested Denmark increase supportfor Vietnam in terms of technology, capital and experience in institutionalreform.
Frederiksen,for her part, praised bilateral cooperative ties, particularly in climatechange response and ensuring food security.
Bothleaders agreed to instruct relevant agencies to take concerted measures todeepen and improve the effectiveness of the bilateral relationship.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) talks with Dutch PM Mark Rutte. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)Ruttelauded the Vietnamese Government’s favourable conditions for Dutch enterprisesto invest and do business in Vietnam, affirming the Netherlands's readiness tostep up cooperation and assist Vietnam in coping with climate change,agricultural development and high technology.
Healso pledged to actively accelerate the early ratification of the EU-VietnamInvestment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
In ameeting with UAE PM Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of DubaiSheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chinh expected that bothcountries would further increase collaboration in trade and investment, andsoon sign the Vietnam-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).He proposed the UAE share experience with and support Vietnam in building an internationalfinancial centre, and encouraged UAE investment funds to invest in theSoutheast Asian country.
Affirmingthat the UAE highly valued its multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, the UAEPM agreed with Chinh’s proposals, including the signing of the CEPA.
TheCrown Prince of Dubai wished to visit Vietnam soon and shared his impressionfor the renowned quality of Vietnamese coffee products. He also expressed hiswillingness to share experience in building the Dubai financial centre.
Meeting with Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store, the two leaders highly appreciatedthe outcomes of Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan's freshly-ended visitto Norway and agreed to speed up the deployment of agreements reached duringthe trip.
TheNorwegian PM suggested the two nations strengthen relations between thetwo business communities and agreed to expand cooperation in all areas,including in labour and education-training. He said Norway is ready to supportVietnam, especially in developing renewable energy, and clean energy batteries.
In hismeeting with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, Chinh spoke highly ofthe former's recent visit to Vietnam and proposed the two countries acceleratethe deployment of important deals reached during the trip.
Khurelsukhpromised to jointly make efforts to implement the agreements and enhancebilateral coordination, especially in road and air transportation connectivityand trade.
Talkingwith Chinh, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema agreed to enhancecooperation, including trilateral collaboration in agriculture and soughtVietnam’s experience in development, procedure reform and public servicesupply.
Thetwo leaders agreed to work closely together at multilateral forums, promoteSouth-South cooperation, advance fairness and justice, and ensure the interestsof developing countries.
In a conversation with the Vietnamese PM, Managing Director of theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said the IMF plans torevise up its economic growth forecast for Vietnam in the coming period.
Bothsides shared the view that the international community needs to increaseconsensus, strengthen solidarity and expand cooperation to ensure interests ofpeople.
Meeting Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) NgoziOkonjo-Iweala, the Vietnamese Government leader affirmed that Vietnam alwaysactively and proactively steps up global integration, especially in economy andtrade, making constructive contributions to the WTO’s activities.
He proposedthe WTO enhance cooperation with support to Vietnam in trade-related issues,particularly in seeking measures to address the increasing imposition of tradedefence measures, including carbon taxes.
DescribingVietnam as a successful model in tapping the benefits of trade for development,Okonjo-Iweala expressed her desire to share Vietnam's lessons with othercountries, especially those in Africa. She also vowed to accompany Vietnam inits socio-economic development.
In another meeting with former British PM Tony Blair, Chinh suggested Blaircontinue providing counselling and supporting Vietnam in development issues,especially in energy transition and climate change response.
In reply, Blair pledged to provide strategic consultancy for relevant Vietnameseagencies, thereby developing bilateral relations.
Hailing Vietnam as a particularly important partner of India, Indian PMNarendra Modi agreed with Chinh’s proposal regarding the possibility ofnegotiating a free trade agreement.
With its high capacity in semiconductor chip production, India is ready tocollaborate with and support Vietnam in developing human resources in thisfield and in technology in general.
Meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, theVietnamese PM informed the former about Vietnam’s efforts in energy transition,especially in the National Power Development Plan VIII, green energy strategy,offshore wind power development, and the progress of a project to develop 1million ha of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation.
Forhis part, Kerry affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of the US in theAsia-Pacific region. He agreed on the need for both countries to accelerate theimplementation of agreements in the joint statement issued in September,including areas related to climate change response and energy transition./.
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