Minister Bui Thanh Son highly appreciated the strong and extensive development of Vietnam-Thailand relations, especially in politics- diplomacy , trade and investment... Appreciating the effectiveness of the Political Consultation mechanism, the Minister suggested continuing to promote the role of this mechanism in reviewing and proposing directions for effective implementation of agreements between the two countries' senior leaders in general, cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries in particular, as well as discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son received Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan. Source: International Newspaper

Regarding the direction of cooperation in the coming time, Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs coordinate to promote the exchange of delegations at high and all levels, especially in 2023 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership; promote the role of a bridge to promote the effective implementation of the Action Program to implement the Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership for the period 2022-2027, especially the "Three Connections" initiative (connecting supply chains; connecting economies, businesses and localities; connecting sustainable growth strategies between the two countries); promote cooperation in new areas such as digital economy, green economy, energy transition, etc. The Minister also suggested that the two sides continue to actively coordinate consultations and support each other at multilateral mechanisms, especially at the United Nations, ASEAN and Mekong Sub-region cooperation.

Permanent Deputy Minister Sarun Charoensuwan pledged to coordinate and effectively implement cooperation contents in all important areas between the two countries, including defense, security, trade, investment, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange. The Deputy Minister affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of Thailand in the region; agreed that the two sides need to continue to coordinate closely to maintain solidarity and the central role of ASEAN, and strengthen cooperation in regional and international mechanisms.

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