Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long proposed that the EC soon remove the "yellow card" for Vietnam's seafood exports on the basis of recognizing Vietnam's efforts and achievements in preventing and combating IUU exploitation.
On the evening of July 30, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long received Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC), High Representative of the European Union (EU) on politics. foreign and security policy, on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam from July 7-29.
At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long thanked the Vice President of the EC and the EU High Representative for visiting General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, showing the affection and respect of the European Union and Mr. Dai personally. high-ranking representative for the General Secretary's great contributions in promoting Vietnam-EU relations; affirming that the EU is one of Vietnam's leading partners.
With the joint efforts of both sides, Vietnam-EU relations are developing positively, from traditional fields such as politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, and development cooperation to new fields such as international cooperation. security prevention and response to climate change, both in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
The European Union is currently the largest non-refundable aid partner, the 4th largest trade partner, and the 5th largest investor of Vietnam. Vietnam is currently the European Union's largest trading partner among ASEAN countries.
The two sides have actively cooperated in the fields of defense-security, justice, labor, agriculture, science-technology, environment... and achieved many substantive results. Among them, a bright spot is cooperation to respond to climate change.
The Deputy Prime Minister congratulated the EU on successfully organizing the election of the European Parliament and the new EU Leadership Board; suggested that the EU continue to promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level ones, to strengthen political trust and create a foundation for cooperation in other fields.
The Deputy Prime Minister conveyed a letter of congratulation from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to the President of the European Commission and invited the President of the European Commission to visit Vietnam soon.
It is recommended that the two sides coordinate to effectively implement the Vietnam-EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) as well as other agreements and cooperation mechanisms. differences between the two sides, towards the 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the EU (1990-2025), Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long also asked the EU to encourage the remaining member countries to soon complete ratification. The EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and the European Commission (EC) will soon remove the "yellow card" for Vietnam's seafood exports based on recognition of efforts and results achieved. of Vietnam on preventing and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) seafood exploitation.
Appreciate Vietnam's development achievements as well as its increasing role and position in the region and multilateral forums, and the resilience of the Vietnamese people in the struggle for independence as well as in construction. country, EC Vice President, EU High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles affirmed that the European Union considers Vietnam a priority and important partner in the Asia-Pacific region; suggest that the two sides upgrade relations; promoting cooperation in the fields of defense and security, responding to climate change, implementing the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP); justice and IUU prevention and control.
Thanks for the EU's development cooperation projects supporting Vietnam's socio-economic development and international integration in recent times, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long asked the EU to continue to provide ODA for Vietnam in the fields of strengthening public administration capacity, green and digital transformation, sustainable fisheries development, financial support, technology, and human resource training for Vietnam to effectively implement Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
The two sides discussed international issues of mutual concern; agreed that conflicts should be resolved by peaceful means on the basis of international law. Regarding the East Sea issue, both sides agreed with the stance of resolving disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means, in accordance with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982). ), contributing to ensuring security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation, contributing to consolidating peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the world./.
