Long spoke highly of collaboration between the two countries over the pasttime, with cooperation in security and home affairs the main pillar as statedin the "Joint Statement on the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership:Development Orientation in the Next 10 Years" in 2020.
Patel thanked Vietnam for its cooperation in handling specific issues tofacilitate people-to-people exchanges and raise mutual understanding, for thesake of the two peoples.
She stressed the need to officialise cooperation activities between the twocountries, and improve capacity and skills of relevant agencies in theimplementation of joint cooperation programmes.
Long suggested the minister create optimal conditions for the Vietnamesecommunity and students to live, work and study in the UK, and make morecontributions to the bilateral friendship and collaboration.
Patel pledged support to Vietnam, the Vietnamese Embassy and the ambassador inrealising concrete measures to step up the strategic partnership./.