Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has suggested the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) coordinate with Vietnam to implement their cooperation focuses.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (left) and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) –♒ Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has suggested the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) coordinate with Vietnam to implement their cooperation focuses.
At a meeting with OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2024 (MCM), which took place in Paris on May 2-3, Son called on the organisation to continue its support for the implementation of the 15 projects within the Vietnam-OECD action plan for 2022 – 2026.
The two sides should step up their partnership on the basis of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) they signed, he continued, suggesting the OECD facilitate Vietnam’s more intensive integration into its specialised bodies, and help the country understand and contribute more to the building of global governance policies, especially in finance, tax, economy, development, digital policies, investment, and science-technology.
The minister presented Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s thank-you letter to the OECD, in which the leader appreciated the organisation’s invitation for Vietnam to attend the MCM, and its support for the country’s co-chairmanship of the OECD’s Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025.
For his part, Cormann highly valued Vietnam’s role as well as its active and responsible contributions to the SEARP, saying he is willing to work together with the country to select the specialised bodies that can help it seize global trends and standards in service of its making of suitable development policies.
On this occasion, Son met with Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing of Australia Tim Ayres, during which the Vietnamese official suggested the two sides soon complete the action programme to implement the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
At the meeting between Minister Bui Thanh Son and Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing of Australia Tim Ayres. (Photo: VNA)
This would create a firm foundation for them to deepen their collaboration across spheres, particularly economy, trade, investment, agriculture, education-training, and labour, while expanding cooperation in such new areas as green economy, energy transition, and digital transformation, he said, suggesting Australia continue its official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in climate change response and human resources development.
Ayres highlighted coordination between the two countries as SEARP co-chairs for 2022-2025, and affirmed Australia’s support for Vietnam’s efforts in enhancing its relationship with the OECD.
The minister also noted his support for the cooperation project between Vietnam, Australia, and Laos, and his wishes for stronger cooperation with Vietnam in all fields.
On May 3, Son had a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko, where he called on Japan to increase its investment in Vietnam in new realms like semiconductors, and help the Southeast Asian nation join its regional supply chain.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko. (Photo: VNA)
He also suggested the two countries foster cooperation in culture, people-to-people exchange, labour, and personnel training.
Kamikawa, for her part, said Japan backs the initiatives, orientations, and priorities proposed by Vietnam to promote cooperation with the OECD, and agreed to forge cooperation between the two countries at multilateral forums like the OECD and the ASEAN.
Japan will continue its assistance to Vietnam in industrialisation and modernisation in the new context, she pledged.
As part of his working trip, Son visited the headquarters of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in Paris, where he met with OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo.
Minister Bui Thanh Son and OIF Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo. (Photo: VNA)
The minister said Vietnam always support the OIF’s efforts in promoting cooperation for peace and development in the world, noting Vietnam will attend and actively contribute to the 19th Francophonie Summit slated for October in France.
Mushikiwabo stressed that the OIF attaches importance to Vietnam’s role and position in the Francophone community, and promised to help Vietnam enhance its economic, trade, investment and tourism ties with French-speaking countries in a sustainable manner.
The OIF will strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in spreading the language, and provide French language training for Vietnam's peacekeeping forces, she said, adding the organisation stands ready to admit Vietnamese officials to work at its Secretariat./.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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