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On the morning of September 18 in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam from 17 to 18 of September.
Ms. Kang Kyung Wha stated that the Korean government attaches great importance and wishes to further develop the relationship with Vietnam, a key partner in the New South Korean Policy.
Ms. Kang Kyung Wha also stated that the Korean government will continue to support and support Vietnam in assuming the role of non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term, the rotating presidency of ASEAN. By 2020, maintain close coordination with the Vietnamese side to promote the real and effective implementation of high-level agreements, contributing to the development of the Korea-Vietnam strategic cooperation partnership. a new level.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and officials from the two countries during the talks. (Photo: Mock)
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh proposed to promote the resumption of mutual visits by the top leaders of the two countries; in the immediate future, effectively keeping dialogue mechanisms with multiple flexible forms.
The deputy prime minister called on the Korean government to shorten the risk assessment and analysis procedures, to create the conditions for Vietnam’s agricultural and aquatic products to be exported to South Korea, such as grapefruit and red meat pitahaya in the immediate future. support to improve competitiveness and bring Vietnamese products to the value chain of Korean companies in Korea and abroad, helping to soon achieve the goal of increasing two-way business turnover to USD100 billion.
The two sides agreed to encourage Korean companies to invest and expand the investment scale in Vietnam; further expand non-reimbursable aid to Vietnam; Supporting ODA projects for widespread and sustainable infrastructure development in response to climate change, welcome the relevant agencies of both parties for actively promoting the early signing of the Cooperation Agreement against Change. Vietnam – Korean climate.
The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation in health, including in the fields of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment; Will soon expand the Memorandum of Understanding on Sending and Receiving Employees to Work in Korea in 2018; coordinate to promote substantive cooperation between the localities of the two countries; agreed to continue supporting the second phase of the VKIST Institute of Science and Technology Project; pay more attention to supporting the Vietnamese community, including Vietnamese women who marry Korean citizens.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha highly appreciated Vietnam’s decision to resume trade routes with South Korea and hoped that the two parties could increase these flight frequencies in the near future; We hope that Vietnam will continue to create more favorable conditions for Korean businessmen to enter Vietnam on the basis of ensuring disease prevention in order to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
In international and regional affairs, the two sides agreed to continue to coordinate closely and cooperate effectively in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, ASEAN, APEC, ASEM, WTO and the Mekong; effective cooperation and mutual support for the candidacy of multilateral mechanisms; Actively coordinated for Vietnam to successfully host the ASEAN Summit, the Tenth Mekong-Korea Ministers Meeting, the Second Mekong-Korea Summit and the Mekong Business Forum. Korea this year; Continue to effectively coordinate the prevention of natural disasters and epidemics, especially the current COVID-19 epidemic.
The two sides welcomed efforts to promote dialogue and the peaceful resolution of the Korean nuclear issue, support the maintenance of peace, stable security and dispute resolution in the South China Sea by peaceful means. It is compatible with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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