State President meets foreign leaders on sidelines of APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
VGP - State President Luong Cuong met with the Sultan of Brunei, Prime Ministers of Japan and New Zealand in Gyeongju, South Korea on October 31 (local time).
State President Luong Cuong (L) meets Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31 (local time). 2025 - Photo: qdnd
These meetings took place on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
During the meeting with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, the two leaders pledged to work closely together to further deepen bilateral relations for the benefit of the two countries' people, contributing to peace, stability, and cooperation in the region and the world.
The Vietnamese Head of State emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation in all fields, especially in the four priority areas of oil and gas, chemicals, Halal food processing, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
He promised to create favorable conditions for Brunei enterprises to expand investment in Viet Nam, calling on both sides to soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the Halal sector.
He also expressed his hope that Brunei would assist Vietnamese enterprises in production processes and certification for agricultural and Halal products, and facilitate import of Vietnamese Halal products.
For his part, the Sultan of Brunei expressed his desire to further enhance practical cooperation with Viet Nam, including in the areas of economy and trade, energy, oil and gas, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.
He affirmed that Brunei will continue to provide capacity-building support for Vietnamese officials through scholarship programs, including English language training.
The two leaders underscored the importance of enhancing ASEAN unity and centrality in the region, and promoting cooperation on regional and international issues of mutual concern, including the East Sea issue.
They underlined the need to promote substantive and effective negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982).
State President Luong Cuong (R) meets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31 (local time). 2025 - Photo: VNA
At his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, President Luong conveyed the congratulations of Viet Nam's top leaders on her election as Prime Minister of Japan, expressing his belief that with her extensive experience, Takaichi will lead Japan to new achievements.
Takaichi reassured Japan's commitment to strengthening and deepening its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Viet Nam.
At the meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the Vietnamese President praised Malaysia's efforts as ASEAN Chair in 2025, including the successful organization of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related Summits, thus contributing to consolidating the ASEAN Community across the three pillars - politics-security, economy-trade, and socio-culture, and enhancing ASEAN's central role in the region.
Prime Minister Anwar affirmed that Malaysia considers Viet Nam one of its most important partners and will continue to prioritize the development of relations with Viet Nam.
At his meeting with New Zealander Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, President Luong expressed his pleasure at the increasingly positive development of the Viet Nam-New Zealand relationship, especially following the recent upgrading of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Luxon expressed a desire to closely cooperate with Viet Nam in 2026 when his country chairs the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Ministerial Council meeting to strengthen linkages with CPTPP partners.
Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea John Rosso, President Luong affirmed that Viet Nam always treasures and expects to enhance friendship and cooperation with Papua New Guinea, and stands ready to act as a bridge between ASEAN and the South Pacific Islands and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).
Rosso expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperation with Viet Nam and ASEAN, especially in trade and investment.
At these meetings, the foreign leaders appreciated Viet Nam's increasingly role and position on the international arena, expressing their admiration for the country's strong development in various fields, particularly socio-economic development and recent reforms and innovations.
All partners agreed to strengthen practical and effective cooperation with Viet Nam in such priority domains of economy, trade, science and technology, digital transformation, green transition, and cooperation in addressing common issues like climate change, disaster prevention, food security, and cybersecurity./.
