On the afternoon of March 27, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Canadian Minister of Economic Development, International Trade and Export Promotion Mary Ng who is visiting and working in Vietnam.
Welcoming Minister Mary Ng and the Canadian Trade Delegation to visit and work in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the visit positively contributed to strengthening the Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership. – Canada in the context of the two countries just celebrating 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations.
Thanking Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for taking the time to receive the delegation, Minister Mary Ng said that following the exchange between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Canadian Trade Delegation visited Vietnam for the first time. This event with more than 250 people, including representatives of 200 leading Canadian businesses, demonstrated the interest and commitment of Canadian businesses in seeking and continuing to promote investment in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister Mary Ng are happy that the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries is developing deeply in all aspects. Currently, Canada is Vietnam's third largest trading partner in the Americas and Vietnam is Canada's largest trading partner in the ASEAN region. In 3, despite the general impact of the global economy, Vietnam - Canada trade exchange still reached 2023 billion USD. Canada is Vietnam's 6,24th largest investor with more than 14 projects with a total registered capital of more than 247 billion USD...
The two sides assess that the potential for development cooperation between the two countries is great, especially in areas where each side has strengths and is highly complementary to each other - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The two sides assess that the potential for development cooperation between the two countries is great, especially in areas where each side has strengths and is highly complementary to each other; It is necessary to exploit and utilize these potentials to the highest level through bilateral and multilateral cooperation channels.
Information about the situation in Vietnam and Vietnam's foreign policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also said that currently the world is facing many problems such as epidemics, conflicts, and climate change. , population aging, resource depletion... The Prime Minister said that these are global and all-people issues, so they need a global approach, international solidarity, promoting multilateralism and an all-people approach. , taking people as the center and subject; We hope that Canada will continue to cooperate with Vietnam to solve challenges for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The Prime Minister said that over the past 50 years, Vietnam - Canada relations have developed well, and in the next 50 years, the two countries' relations will become increasingly favorable and better due to better conditions and a solid foundation built over time. The two countries also have many complementary advantages such as Canada's "wide land and sparse people" while Vietnam's "narrow land and crowded people".
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two sides make the most of old cooperation mechanisms and research and establish new cooperation mechanisms to promote cooperation in all fields - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two sides continue to coordinate closely to promote the exchange of high-level visits; Make the most of old cooperation mechanisms and research and establish new cooperation mechanisms to promote cooperation in all fields of trade, investment, green transformation, digital transformation, and technology industry. high technology, processing industry, manufacturing, climate change prevention, energy, science and technology, education and training...
The Prime Minister thanked and hoped that Canada would continue to pay attention and create more favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Canada to live, study, and do business smoothly and stably in the country; We hope that Canada will provide more scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in Canada.
Agreeing with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's opinion and informing the Prime Minister about the Second Meeting of the Vietnam - Canada Joint Economic Committee, Minister Mary Ng said that the two sides agreed to maximize the existing cooperation mechanism; continue to promote economic - trade and investment cooperation between the two countries to a new level. It implements the Plan to mobilize resources to implement the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Declaration, ensuring benefits for both sides.
Minister Mary Ng affirmed that Canada considers Vietnam a leading important partner in the region; attach importance and appreciate the role of Vietnam and ASEAN in Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy; We hope that Vietnam and Canada will promote negotiations on the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement and support Canada as the rotating chair of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam supports and is willing to share so that Canada can well promote its role as the rotating Chairman of CPTPP in 2024; promote negotiations on the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement; ready to act as a bridge for Canadian goods to penetrate deeper into ASEAN; We hope that the two sides will continue to promote and effectively utilize cooperation mechanisms within the framework of CPTPP as well as other agreed mechanisms to further promote trade and investment capital flows and open markets. , creating conditions for Vietnamese export goods to increase market share in Canada...
Discussing international issues, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Canada to support the stance and views of ASEAN and Vietnam on the East Sea issue, including ensuring safety and freedom of navigation and navigation. Are not; Resolve disputes by peaceful means, respecting international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Support efforts to effectively and fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and develop a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
Through Minister Mary Ng, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent greetings, wishes of health and success to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; said that Vietnam is actively and satisfactorily handling the contents that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed in recent meetings, in accordance with regulations and relations between the two countries; invite the Prime Minister of Canada to visit Vietnam soon to promote Vietnam - Canada relations to new heights./.
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