Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 15th Annual Pioneers Meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Dalian City (Liaoning Province, China) and work in China from June 24 to 27, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab.
Speaking to the press, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai said that this year's WEF Dalian is one of the most important major events in the Asia- Pacific region, attracting more than 1,500 delegates, including Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Polish President Andrzej Sebastian Duda and nearly 100 leaders and representatives of countries, organizations, international businesses and China.
Opportunity to introduce a dynamic, confident and attractive Vietnam
“The fact that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was invited to attend the Conference for two consecutive years demonstrates the respect and appreciation of the WEF and the international business community for Vietnam's position, role and contributions to global and regional economic growth,” Ambassador Pham Sao Mai emphasized.
According to the Ambassador, this working trip of the head of the Vietnamese Government has many important meanings.
Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai (Photo: VGP).
First of all, through the meeting with leaders, policy makers and the global business community, the Prime Minister's participation in WEF opens up opportunities for Vietnam to interact and integrate with the world economy, and is an opportunity for Vietnam to introduce to the world its outstanding socio-economic development achievements in recent times.
This will demonstrate the image of a dynamic, actively integrated, confident and attractive Vietnam to global corporations, thereby promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and attracting resources to develop the country.
Through this conference, the Ambassador believes that Vietnam can grasp new issues and trends of the world economy; exchange with other parties about development thinking and governance at the national and global levels; contribute to solving common world issues such as promoting growth, developing new industries, responding to climate change, ensuring food security, etc.
Another meaning pointed out by Ambassador Pham Sao Mai is that Vietnam can take this opportunity to strengthen exchanges and promote relations with countries, partners, and international organizations, further enhancing the country's position and prestige.
The participation of the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation will continue to promote cooperation and partnership with WEF in an increasingly substantive direction on the basis of the Vietnam-WEF Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the 2023-2026 period, and promote cooperation with WEF member enterprises in areas such as green transformation, digital transformation, energy, and science and technology, according to the Vietnamese Ambassador to China.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the World Economic Forum Pioneers Conference in Tianjin in 2023 (Photo: Doan Bac).
The WEF Dalian Conference took place in the context of many difficulties in the world economy and slow growth recovery. The conference had the theme "New Growth Horizons" with the focus on exchanging and finding directions for new growth drivers and new industries.
Ambassador Pham Sao Mai said that six topics are expected to be discussed at the conference, including: building a new global economy; entrepreneurship in the age of AI; connecting climate, nature and energy; pioneering areas for industries; China and the world; Investing in people.
According to the Ambassador, at this conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will deliver a special speech at the opening plenary session; chair a number of discussion sessions and dialogues with large economic groups and innovative enterprises on issues such as cooperation opportunities, new solutions for global development and Vietnam's economic development strategy.
In addition, the Prime Minister will have bilateral meetings with leaders of countries, international organizations and large corporations.
“In the context of the world economy slowing down and facing many risks and challenges, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will share Vietnam's assessments and views on prospects, challenges, adjustment trends and new models affecting the world economy in the short and long term,” said Ambassador Pham Sao Mai.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in a meeting with Professor Klaus Schwab (second from left), founder and executive chairman of WEF, in 2023 (Photo: Doan Bac).
At the conference, the Prime Minister will also emphasize the potential and strengths of the Asia-Pacific region and the central role of ASEAN and Vietnam. The head of the Vietnamese Government will also propose solutions at the global, regional, national and business levels, emphasizing the role of the private sector and public-private partnership in promoting growth, economic recovery, and taking advantage of existing opportunities and potentials.
The Vietnamese Ambassador to China emphasized that through this important conference, the Prime Minister will share experiences and highlight Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements, conveying messages about Vietnam's policies, orientations and development models, thereby calling on the WEF, governments, international organizations and the global business community to strengthen strategic cooperation, investment and business expansion in Vietnam in high-priority, emerging and spillover industries.
Vietnam-China relations: Higher political trust, more substantive cooperation
Sharing more about his expectations for the results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip to China, Ambassador Pham Sao Mai reaffirmed that this is the second time in two consecutive years that the head of the Vietnamese Government has visited and attended the WEF Conference in China.
This demonstrates the high regard the Vietnamese Party and Government attach to the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
In the context of the deep, substantive and comprehensive development of the relationship between the two Parties and countries, Ambassador Pham Sao Mai assessed that the Prime Minister's working trip to attend WEF Dalian 2024 and work in China will be an opportunity for the two countries' senior leaders to discuss in depth specific measures to continue effectively implementing the common perceptions reached between the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting in June 2023, during the official visit to China by the head of the Vietnamese Government (Photo: Doan Bac).
To further promote the potential and strengths of the Vietnam-China relationship, the Ambassador said that in the coming time, the two countries need to maintain close coordination at all levels, channels, and in all fields.
In addition, the two sides need to strengthen the review and assessment of the implementation of the common perception reached by the top leaders of the two Parties; promote and improve the quality of substantive cooperation in all fields, contributing to concretizing the achievements and contents, bringing the relationship between the two Parties and the two countries to a new height with higher political trust, deeper substantive cooperation, a more solid social foundation, closer multilateral coordination, and better control and resolution of disagreements.
“On the basis of the advantages, potentials, needs and existing foundation of bilateral relations, with the determination and joint efforts of the two Parties, two countries and two peoples, the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership will develop strongly in the coming time, for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world,” Ambassador Pham Sao Mai expected.
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