Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh meets French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian (Source: VNA) Nay Pyi Taw (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh had separate meetings with Foreign Ministers ofFrance, Luxembourg, Hungary, Finland, Romania and Germany within the frameworkof the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nay PyiTaw, Myanmar, on November 20.
Countries spoke highly of Vietnam’s close and effective workin global forums and organisations, especially in the United Nations. Bothsides discussed ties between the ASEAN and the European Union (EU) and the ratificationof the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
On the East Sea issue, countries shared Vietnam and ASEAN’sstance on maintaining peace, stability, maritime and aviation freedom in theEast Sea, the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),towards the early formulation of a practical and effective Code of Conduct inthe East Sea (COC).
French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian and the Vietnamese PM agreed onspecific measures such as the exchange of high-level visits, inauguration ofthe French House in Ho Chi Minh City and investment in green and sustainabledevelopment projects to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties andthe fifth anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership.
Meeting FM of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, Minh welcomed thesigning of a framework agreement on cooperation on November 14 that creates alegal framework for bilateral coordination across energy, climate change,finance-banking, tourism and green growth in new forms as well as joint work tocelebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, including theexchange of high-level delegations.
Asselborn described Vietnam as an important partner ofLuxembourg in Asia and announced an aid worth 100,000 EUR for Vietnamese peoplehit hard by recent typhoon Damrey.
In a dialogue with Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto, Minh urgedboth sides to work closely together to carry out agreements reached during PrimeMinister Orban Viktor’s visit to Vietnam in September.
Szijjarto committed strong support to the early signing andadoption of the EVFTA.
The Vietnamese and Hungarian leaders discussed how to soon disburseofficial development assistance worth 440 million EUR provided by the Hungariangovernment and further facilitate the two countries’ exports.
The Hungarian FM announced that Hungary will doublescholarship for Vietnamese students starting from September 2018.
Minh also vowed to partner with Finland in the UN andmultilateral forums. Finnish FM Timo Soini expressed his wish to cooperate withVietnam in trade, investment, education-training, innovation, water resources managementand clean technology, as well as prepare for the Finnish PM’s visit next yearon the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Talking with State Secretary for Global Bilateral Affairs ofRomania Monica Gheorghita, Minh called for collaboration to carry outagreements reached during Vietnam visit by the Romanian PM in July 2016. Heproposed Romania offers preferential loans to Vietnam in the fields of pharmaceuticals,shipbuilding, railway and equipment for oil and gas.
The same day, Minh also met State Secretary of the ForeignMinistry of Slovenia Andej Logar, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, and PolishDeputy FM Marek Magierowski, during which they agreed to boost bilateral linksacross politics-diplomacy, economy-trade-investment, education-training,people-to-people exchange and in multilateral forums.-VNA
Countries spoke highly of Vietnam’s close and effective workin global forums and organisations, especially in the United Nations. Bothsides discussed ties between the ASEAN and the European Union (EU) and the ratificationof the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
On the East Sea issue, countries shared Vietnam and ASEAN’sstance on maintaining peace, stability, maritime and aviation freedom in theEast Sea, the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),towards the early formulation of a practical and effective Code of Conduct inthe East Sea (COC).
French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian and the Vietnamese PM agreed onspecific measures such as the exchange of high-level visits, inauguration ofthe French House in Ho Chi Minh City and investment in green and sustainabledevelopment projects to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties andthe fifth anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership.
Meeting FM of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, Minh welcomed thesigning of a framework agreement on cooperation on November 14 that creates alegal framework for bilateral coordination across energy, climate change,finance-banking, tourism and green growth in new forms as well as joint work tocelebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, including theexchange of high-level delegations.
Asselborn described Vietnam as an important partner ofLuxembourg in Asia and announced an aid worth 100,000 EUR for Vietnamese peoplehit hard by recent typhoon Damrey.
In a dialogue with Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto, Minh urgedboth sides to work closely together to carry out agreements reached during PrimeMinister Orban Viktor’s visit to Vietnam in September.
Szijjarto committed strong support to the early signing andadoption of the EVFTA.
The Vietnamese and Hungarian leaders discussed how to soon disburseofficial development assistance worth 440 million EUR provided by the Hungariangovernment and further facilitate the two countries’ exports.
The Hungarian FM announced that Hungary will doublescholarship for Vietnamese students starting from September 2018.
Minh also vowed to partner with Finland in the UN andmultilateral forums. Finnish FM Timo Soini expressed his wish to cooperate withVietnam in trade, investment, education-training, innovation, water resources managementand clean technology, as well as prepare for the Finnish PM’s visit next yearon the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Talking with State Secretary for Global Bilateral Affairs ofRomania Monica Gheorghita, Minh called for collaboration to carry outagreements reached during Vietnam visit by the Romanian PM in July 2016. Heproposed Romania offers preferential loans to Vietnam in the fields of pharmaceuticals,shipbuilding, railway and equipment for oil and gas.
The same day, Minh also met State Secretary of the ForeignMinistry of Slovenia Andej Logar, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, and PolishDeputy FM Marek Magierowski, during which they agreed to boost bilateral linksacross politics-diplomacy, economy-trade-investment, education-training,people-to-people exchange and in multilateral forums.-VNA
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