Deputy PM Le Minh Khai holds talks with RoK counterpart Hong Nam-ki
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Republic of Korea Hong Nam-ki on December 14, in the framework of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the RoK from December 13-15.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Republic of Korea Hong Nam-ki on December 14. (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Le Minh Khai held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and FinanceMinister of the Republic of Korea Hong Nam-ki on December 14, in the frameworkof National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the RoK fromDecember 13-15.
The two Deputy PMs agreed to maintain closecooperation and contacts at the high level to boost ties across the fields.They agreed to early resume the dialogue mechanism at deputy prime ministeriallevel with a meeting in Hanoi in June next year.
The two officials consented on measures tobolster cooperation between the two countries in the time ahead, including holdingjoint activities to mark the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomaticties, taking actions to raise bilateral trade to 100 billion USD in 2023 and150 billion USD in 2030, promoting RoK investment in diverse fields in Vietnam,expanding ODA scale for Vietnam with fewer binding conditions for capitalaccess, and enhancing links in finance-banking.
An overview of the meeting between the two Deputy Prime Ministers (Photo: VNA)
Khai took the occasion to thank the RoK Government for providing Vietnam withmedical supplies, including nearly 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, andsuggested the two countries work together in developing and transferring productiontechnologies of vaccine and drugs not only for COVID-19 but also otherdiseases.
He asked the RoK to early resume labour cooperation with Vietnam, and saidVietnam will soon consider allowing RoK financial and banking organisations toexpand operations in Vietnam.
Deputy PM Hong Nam-ki thanked Vietnam forsupporting RoK enterprises, especially amid the negative impacts of the COVID-19pandemic, and asked the country to facilitate entry of staff members of Koreanbusinesses so that the businesses cam maintain operations.
Earlier on December 13, Deputy PM Khai had a meeting with Korea Development Bank (KDB) Chairman Lee Dong-gull, who expressed his wish that the VietnameseGovernment early consider allowing the KDB to open a branch in Vietnam so that the bank can better participate in Vietnam’s development process. /.
The official visit by Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue to the Republic of Korea (RoK) starting December 12 is viewed as an opportunity to lift the countries’ strategic cooperative partnership to a new height, towards bringing two-way trade to 100 billion USD in a balanced, sustainable and effective manner.
The strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has become increasingly effective and substantive, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told the Korean press on the occasion of his official visit to the RoK.
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Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Republic of Korea Hong Nam-ki on December 14. (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the meeting between the two Deputy Prime Ministers (Photo: VNA) 
