Jordan is ready to become a gateway for Vietnamese goods to access the Middle East market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Expressing his pleasure at meeting the King of Jordan again after the meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference (June 2025), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warmly welcomed King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein on his official visit to Vietnam, right on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations (1980-2025).

The Prime Minister stressed that the visit has historic significance in establishing a solid foundation to bring the multifaceted cooperation between the two countries to a new, more substantial and effective stage, for the benefit of development and prosperity of the two peoples.

In the context of the rapidly changing situation in the world and the Middle East, the Prime Minister highly appreciated Jordan's role in creating peace in the region as well as the valuable assistance that Jordan has given to the just struggle of the Palestinian people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan at the Government Headquarters lobby. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Congratulating the successful outcome of the talks between the King and President Luong Cuong, the Prime Minister expressed his hope that the bilateral cooperation between the two countries will enter a new phase of development, with higher political trust, deeper humanistic exchanges, and more substantial and effective economic cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh introduced King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan to a photo exhibition on the relationship between the two countries. (Photo: Tran Hai)

King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein expressed his pleasure at meeting again with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, a close friend of the King, and thanked the Vietnamese leaders and people for the warm and respectful welcome given to the King and the Jordanian high-ranking delegation.

The King emphasized Jordan's desire to strengthen its partnership with Vietnam in many fields, affirming that Vietnam is an important partner of Jordan in Southeast Asia and Jordan is ready to become a gateway for Vietnamese goods to access the Middle East market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Appreciating the similarities between Vietnam and Jordan, King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein affirmed that the two countries have a lot of potential to learn and share experiences with each other, including very important areas to help both sides deal with global challenges, notably areas such as agriculture, technology, Halal industry development, etc.

The King also suggested that both sides increase exchange activities between students of the two countries to effectively strengthen the bridge between the two countries and two peoples.

Jordan's King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein speaks at the meeting. (Photo: Tran Hai)

To effectively implement the substantive results of the visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein agreed that the two countries need to continue to strengthen political trust through increasing contacts and exchanges of delegations at all levels, especially high-level ones, and promoting defense-security cooperation, and improving the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms between the two countries.

In the economic, trade and investment fields, the two sides agreed to promote cooperation on the basis of promoting the potential, strengths and development requirements of each country, including creating favorable conditions for each other's goods.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is ready to create favorable conditions for large Jordanian corporations in Vietnam and suggested that businesses of the two countries study the possibility of cooperation and joint investment, especially in the fields of infrastructure development, green economy, digital economy, telecommunications, production, agricultural processing, etc., promoting the connection of the startup and innovation ecosystems between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of central ministries and branches at the meeting. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Regarding agricultural cooperation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the two sides need to seek new cooperation models to improve efficiency and reduce production costs, such as implementing on-site export projects, saying that this is a model that Vietnam has successfully implemented in a number of countries. The Prime Minister requested that ministries, branches and businesses of both sides should soon discuss specifically about this cooperation direction.

In addition, the Prime Minister also asked Jordan to increase support for Vietnam in developing the Halal industry. The King of Jordan said that the two countries can implement joint cooperation projects as well as trilateral cooperation to improve project efficiency.

King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein and the Jordanian delegation at the meeting. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein also discussed measures to promote cooperation in the fields of education and training, people-to-people exchange, tourism, healthcare, and perfecting the legal framework.

The King of Jordan said he will direct relevant agencies to research and soon grant scholarships to Vietnamese students to study Arabic as requested by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The two leaders agreed to continue promoting coordination and mutual support at important multilateral forums, especially the United Nations. On this occasion, the two sides discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, including the East Sea issue.

THANH GIANG

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