PM suggests New Zealand support Vietnam with dragon fruit value chain
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested New Zealand support Vietnam to build a value chain for dragon fruit while receiving Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc suggested New Zealand support Vietnam to build a value chain fordragon fruit while receiving Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, FoodSafety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.
The PM welcomed Minister O’Connor, who is also Ministerof Trade and Export Growth, to visit Vietnam and recalled his successful visitto New Zealand in March 2018.
He took this occasion to thank New Zealand forproviding official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam over the past time.
The bilateral cooperation potential remainshuge, including the production of Vietnamese avocado for exports, he said.
New Zealand is hoped to help Vietnam organiseproduction and create a value chain for Vietnamese dragon fruit to boostexports of this fruit to the world, the PM said.
The guest expressed his impression on thedynamic development of Vietnam and said he some working sessions withVietnamese ministries, departments and localities to seek strongercollaboration in agriculture and other fields.
He agreed with the PM’s proposal of building avalue chain for Vietnamese dragon fruit and boasted that New Zealand has beensuccessful in developing a value chain for its kiwi from the selection of goodvarieties to preservation and overseas shipment.
New Zealand is willing to support Vietnam inthis field as well as in the management of food safety and other realms, heaffirmed.
PM Phuc stressed that Vietnam always attachesgreat importance to the ASEAN-New Zealand strategic partnership and revealedthat Vietnam will be Chair of ASEAN in 2020 – the year marking the 45thfounding anniversary of the bilateral partnership and fifth anniversary of thestrategic partnership.
He asked New Zealand to closely work withVietnam to host conferences between ASEAN and its partners.
The PM added that Vietnam is determined toratify the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP) in 2018 and hopes New Zealand will soon ratify this pact.
He urged the two countries to promotecooperation in trade and investment, especially increasing the bilateral tradewhich remains modest at present.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, agreed on major directions to boost the future Vietnam-New Zealand cooperation in all fields during their talks in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13.
As the host of the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam played an important role in promoting the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile on March 8, said New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to New Zealand and Australia as well as his attendance in the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 12-18 have created milestones, lifting relations between Vietnam and the two countries to a new height, said a senior diplomat.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), hosted a reception for Major General Tony Davies, Vice Chief of New Zealand’s Defence Force, in Hanoi on August 2.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor (Photo: VNA) 
