Today (November 17), right after the official welcoming ceremony solemnly held at Bayan Palace, Kuwait Capital, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with the King of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (Photo: VNA)
The meeting took place in a respectful, friendly and trusting atmosphere, demonstrating the affection and determination of the two countries' leaders in continuing to develop the Vietnam - Kuwait relationship in a deep, practical and effective manner.
The King of Kuwait warmly welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on their official visit to Kuwait, emphasizing that the visit marks a new turning point in Vietnam-Kuwait relations.
The King congratulated Vietnam on the occasion of the important anniversaries of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification, the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day on September 2; and highly appreciated Vietnam's remarkable achievements in socio -economic development.
The King emphasized his heartfelt impressions and shares about the beautiful country of Vietnam, its kind people and attractive landscapes; his desire to cooperate and accompany Vietnam; and his consideration of Vietnam's interests as Kuwait's interests.
The King cares about the country and people of Vietnam as much as he cares about the country and people of Kuwait and will never forget the support of the Vietnamese people for Kuwait.
On this occasion, the King expressed his deep sympathy and understanding for the damage and loss that the Vietnamese people had to suffer due to natural disasters and floods.
The King hopes that the two sides will expand cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, food security, science and technology.
The King affirmed that, as Chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwait is very interested in enhancing cooperation between the GCC, Vietnam and ASEAN, considering Vietnam a strategic gateway to expand cooperation with ASEAN.
Expressing his pleasure at the official visit to the State of Kuwait, the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam, the Prime Minister thanked the King for his affection and direct guidance in promoting bilateral relations to achieve many important achievements as well as for organizing this visit.
The Prime Minister thanked the King, Royal Family and people of Kuwait for the warm and thoughtful welcome given to the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (Photo: VNA)
The Prime Minister recalled the milestones of cooperation in the relationship between the two countries in recent times, namely Kuwait being the country in the Gulf region providing the largest ODA support to Vietnam, the Nghi Son oil refinery project, and Kuwait's timely support of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine during Vietnam's most difficult time.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister respectfully conveyed the greetings of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, and senior leaders of Vietnam to the King of Kuwait and the Royal Family.
Affirming the two countries' determination to deepen their friendly relations and open a new period of dynamic, comprehensive and effective cooperation, towards the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Kuwait diplomatic relations in early 2026, the Emir of Kuwait and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed to upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership.
On that basis, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed 9 key areas of cooperation in the coming time, namely strengthening political trust, actively exchanging high-level delegations; promoting the pillar of cooperation in energy, expanding oil and gas cooperation; creating breakthroughs in investment relations; hoping that the King will direct the Kuwait Investment Authority to increase investment in Vietnam, especially the International Financial Center; strongly promoting trade; asking the King to support early negotiations and signing of the Vietnam - GCC FTA; early negotiations of the Agreement on ensuring food security and projects to support the development of the Halal ecosystem in Vietnam; promoting cooperation in defense and security, cooperation in developing dual-use defense equipment, including UAVs, participating in each other's defense exhibitions, cooperation in handling non-traditional security challenges and strengthening cooperation in cyber security; promoting cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation in all fields; Strengthen tourism cooperation, promote people-to-people exchange, labor cooperation, culture, sports, education and training.
The Prime Minister also affirmed that with its potential and strengths, Vietnam is ready to join Kuwait in contributing to common efforts to promote peace and reconstruction in the Middle East region.
Source: https://vtv.vn/nang-cap-quan-he-viet-nam-kuwait-len-doi-tac-chien-luoc-100251117192403328.htm
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