Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA)FM Chung congratulated Son on his election as Vietnamese FM,affirming to coordinate closely with him to lift the strategic cooperativepartnership between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam to a new height.
He appreciated Vietnam’s efforts to well control the COVID-19pandemic. Affirming Vietnam is a key partner in the RoK’s New Southern Policy,he showed his belief that Vietnam will achieve its targets set out in its2021-2030 socio-economic development strategy.
Son, for his part, expressed his delight at the rapiddevelopment of bilateral ties in all fields, affirming that Vietnam alwaysconsiders the RoK one of its leading partners and wishes to further boostits relations with the country.
Both sides reached a consensus on stepping upclose cooperation between the two foreign ministries, including in implementingactivities in celebration of the 30th anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties in 2022, working to achieve a goal of 100 billion USD intwo-way trade, promoting the relationship between the two countries’ localitiesand businesses, as well as in citizen protection.
They agreed to support and coordinate closely with eachother within the regional and international cooperation frameworks such as theUnited Nations and ASEAN-RoK.
They also exchanged views on regional and internationalissues of mutual concern, including the East Sea and Korean Peninsula issues.Regarding the Myanmar situation, the two ministers agreed to work closely atregional and international forums to call for relevant parties to exercise restraint,avoid the use of violence and conduct peaceful dialogue.
They took the occasion to invite each other to visit theirrespective country at an appropriate time./.
VNA
