Hanoi (VNA) –ꦇ Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation at the upcoming G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, demonstrates that issues to be discussed at the event align with the objectives Vietnam is committed to achieving, and reaffirms the country’s growing role and position in the international and regional arena, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi said the event offers an opportunity for Vietnam to contribute to common discussions and strengthen bilateral exchanges with other countries, thus improving its position. Frequent invitations to Vietnam to attend G20 meetings in recent years reflect the important contributions of Vietnam to multilateral mechanisms, as well as its capacity and responsibility toward global issues. The country has demonstrated a strong commitment to multilateral cooperation, contributing to global discussions on sustainable development, security, and climate change, Nghi said, noting that the country’s participation in the G20 Summit highlights its increasingly prominent position on the international stage. With its notable achievements in economic development and poverty reduction, Vietnam can share its valuable experiences on economic development and management policies, contributing to finding solutions for common challenges, he stressed, adding that it can also play its role as a bridge connecting developed and developing nations, presenting perspectives and demands of these countries on global matters. With the motto of proactively international integration, being a reliable and responsible partner, based on the theme and agenda of the summit, Vietnam will cooperate with other countries to promote common global concerns such as strengthening partnerships, supporting developing countries in achieving sustainable development goals under the UN 2030 Agenda, and strengthening cooperation to reinforce a peaceful and stable environment in the region and the world on the basis of adherence to international law, the diplomat said. The Vietnamese government leader’s official visit to Brazil demonstrates enhanced political relations between the two nations, helping boost mutual trust and understanding between the two governments, thus creating favourable conditions for cooperation in international and regional issues, Nghi said. It serves as proof of the determination to realise commitments in the Joint Statement between the two countries during Chính’s official visit to Brazil in September last year, he said. The diplomat stressed that the PM's trip to Brazil not only impacts political relations but also creates opportunities to establish and boost closer cooperative ties between the two countries, especially in agriculture, science - technology, energy transition, and bioenergy, Halal food production, culture, sports, tourism, education, security – defence, and people-to-people exchanges. It not only makes the commemoration of the 35th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Brazil in 2024 more meaningful, but also contributes to further strengthening the Vietnam-Brazil Comprehensive Partnership, setting an orientation for elevating bilateral cooperation to a new height in the near future, he noted. Regarding economic cooperation, Brazil is the most important partner of Vietnam in South America, and a potential for Vietnamese businesses. It serves as a gateway for Vietnam to enter Latin American markets, while Vietnam is a door for Brazilian companies to penetrate the ASEAN market and other Asian countries. Strengthening cooperation with Brazil in particular, and countries in the region in general, especially member nations of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), will play a crucial role in promoting negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the bloc. According to the diplomat, the signing of the FTA will create a breakthrough in economic, trade, and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Brazil, bringing tangible results for businesses and people in both countries. Vietnam hopes that Brazil will expedite the FTA negotiations between Vietnam and Mercosur, and that the two countries will serve as strong bridges for each other in cooperation with ASEAN and Mercosur, as well as between the two blocs and other regional organisations, Nghi said./.