President Luong Cuong meets with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

President Luong Cuong met with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

At the meeting, the two leaders expressed their joy and appreciation for the effective development of the Vietnam-Brunei Darussalam Comprehensive Partnership; agreed to closely coordinate to further deepen the bilateral relationship, bringing benefits to the people of both countries, contributing to peace , stability and cooperation in the region and the world.

President Luong Cuong welcomed the King's visit to Vietnam in 2025, and agreed to continue promoting contacts and exchanges of delegations at all levels; maintain the implementation of bilateral cooperation mechanisms; continue to effectively implement the Action Program to implement the Vietnam-Brunei Comprehensive Partnership for the 2023-2027 period; and strengthen cooperation in all fields, especially the four priority areas of oil and gas, chemicals, Halal food processing, tourism and people-to-people exchange.

Affirming the creation of favorable conditions for Bruneian enterprises to expand their investment and business in Vietnam, the President suggested that the two sides coordinate and soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the Halal field; hoped that Brunei would support Vietnamese enterprises in production processes and certification for agricultural products and Halal products; create conditions for Vietnam's Halal products to be exported to Brunei and participate in the global supply chain of Halal goods and food.

The Sultan of Brunei expressed his appreciation and wish to further develop substantive cooperation with Vietnam, including in the fields of trade, energy, oil and gas, culture and people-to-people exchange.

Congratulating Vietnam on its re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, the King said that Vietnam is playing an increasingly active role in promoting multilateral cooperation in the world.

The Sultan said Brunei will continue to maintain support for capacity building for Vietnamese officials through scholarship programs, including English training programs.

The two leaders also agreed to strengthen solidarity, unity and maintain ASEAN's central role in the region; promote cooperation on regional and international issues of mutual concern, including the East Sea issue; and promote negotiations on a substantive and effective COC in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UNCLOS.

Xuan Ky

Source: https://nhandan.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-gap-quoc-vuong-brunei-darussalam-haji-hassanal-bolkiah-post919616.html