Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern at the meeting in Bangkok on November 4 (Photo: VNA)Bangkok (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucmet with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on the sidelines of the35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on November 4 morning.
The two leaders shared the view that 2020 willbe an occasion for lifting the Vietnam-New Zealand and ASEAN-New Zealandrelations to a new height, so both sides should focus on building the contentfor new relationship frameworks.
They agreed to continue considering thefacilitation of their countries’ exports so as to increase bilateral trade.
PM Ardern spoke highly of the progress in thetwo countries’ connections over the last 45 years.
Meanwhile, PM Phuc emphasised that Vietnam andNew Zealand hold great potential for partnerships in trade, agriculture,finance-banking, customs, education, connectivity, maritime cooperation, andclimate change response.
He asked New Zealand to share experience indeveloping clean food chains and give support in terms of techniques andprocedures for Vietnamese farm produce like aquatic products, rambutan, dragonfruit, mango, avocado, pomelo, lime and longan to enter its market.
With regard to multilateral and regional issues,the PMs agreed to enhance ties within the frameworks of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Mekong sub-region, and other mechanisms.
They also shared the view on the need tomaintain peace, security, and freedom and security of navigation and aviationin the East Sea, settle differences by peaceful means, and comply withinternational law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea./.
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