Foreign Minister busy on sidelines of OECD Ministerial Council Meeting

At the meeting with his Peruvian counterpart Javier Gonzalez Olaechea, Bui asserted that Viet Nam treasures its ties with Peru.

He expressed his delight at the positive development in the bilateral relations in recent time, with two-way trade increasing continuously, making Peru one of the five leading economic partners of Viet Nam in the region.

The two ministers vowed to work closely to organize activities marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1994-2024), enhance the exchange of high-level delegations, and continue coordination and mutual support within the framework of the UN, OECD, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Both sides agreed that the two countries would continue deepening the friendship relations and multifaceted cooperation, particularly in politics, diplomacy, trade and investment, as well as seeking measures to remove bottlenecks in the economic ties.

They pledged to effectively run cooperation mechanisms, accelerate the signing and implementation of cooperation agreements to further advance the multifaceted relations in a practical manner.

During his meeting with Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Bui reiterated that Viet Nam attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the African country over the past time, especially in renewables and automobile production.

Fettah said her country expects to deepen relations with Viet Nam in such areas as farm product processing, renewables, tourism, enhancement of business delegation exchange, banking and finance.

They underlined the need to promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, work together to implement bilateral cooperative mechanisms, and coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums, especially in the framework of the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Meeting Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman on the same day, Bui affirmed that Viet Nam always treasures the traditional friendship with Bankan countries, with Croatia being a priority partner

Radman, for his side, consented with the Vietnamese minister's recommendation to establish an inter-governmental committee on economic cooperation while concurring to negotiate and sign an agreement on education and labor cooperation.

Both sides should promote delegation exchanges and collaboration in science-technology, education and tourism, he noted.

The two ministers agreed to join hands to arrange activities to mark the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.

During his talks with Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Simonas Satunas, Bui expressed thanks to Lithuania for supporting Viet Nam during the negotiations and signing of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement, and being one of the first EU members to approve the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

He took the occasion to propose the European country to contribute its voice in recognizing Viet Nam's efforts to fully and strictly carry out the European Commission's (EC) recommendations on sustainable development of the fisheries, as well as urge the EC to lift its "yellow card" against Vietnamese seafood and other EU members to approve the EVIPA at the earliest.

Satunas expressed his hope to bolster collaboration in fields of renewables, IT, education, training, agriculture, culture and tourism.

Meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith, the Vietnamese diplomat affirmed that Viet Nam will continue assisting Laos to take on its role as the ASEAN Chair in 2024, while suggesting Laos join hands to promote the OECD-ASEAN ties as well as the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Program.

Saleumxay recommended Viet Nam participate and make positive contributions to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Laos, enhance coordination and support for each other at international, regional and sub-regional forums, and join hands with other member states to uphold solidarity, overcome challenges and consolidate the central role of ASEAN.

They also agreed to continue promoting the effective implementation of their cooperative agreements during 2021-2025, and existing cooperative mechanisms, especially separate tripartite cooperation agreements that Viet Nam and Laos have with Cambodia, Australia, and Thailand./.