Strengthening economic ties between Vietnam and Thailand

On the afternoon of October 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. (Photo: Tran Hai)

On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully conveyed the regards and best wishes of the Vietnamese leaders to the King and Queen of Thailand; congratulated Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul on being approved by the King as Prime Minister of Thailand; and believed that the Thai Government and people will continue to achieve even greater achievements in the cause of national construction and development.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to develop the Vietnam-Thailand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to become increasingly strong, trustworthy and substantive.

The Thai Prime Minister thanked the Prime Minister for sending him a letter and calling him to congratulate him on his new position; emphasized that Vietnam is a close neighbor and an important partner of Thailand in the region; highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements; affirmed his readiness to cooperate with the Vietnamese Prime Minister to strengthen comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace and stability in the region.

Representatives of leaders of ministries, branches and agencies attended the phone call. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

The two leaders were pleased with the upgrade of Vietnam and Thailand to a comprehensive strategic partnership in May 2025; they assessed that cooperation between the two countries is developing strongly and effectively in all fields, in which Thailand continues to hold the position of Vietnam's largest trade partner and the second largest foreign investor in ASEAN.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that he will continue to create favorable conditions for Thai enterprises to do business effectively in Vietnam; and hoped that the two sides would cooperate closely to promote transport connectivity in the region; strengthen cooperation in security, culture, education-training, and people-to-people exchange, creating favorable conditions and promoting the role of a bridge of friendship between the two peoples.

The Thai Prime Minister agreed with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the need to closely coordinate and strive to soon bring two-way trade turnover to 25 billion USD/year; and strengthen the connection between the two economies through the effective implementation of the "Three Connectivity" Strategy.

The Thai Prime Minister thanked the Vietnamese Government for creating favorable conditions for Thai enterprises to invest and do business in Vietnam; expressed his wish that more Vietnamese enterprises would invest in Thailand, especially in the fields of industry, agriculture and technology; and affirmed that the Thai Government would create the best conditions for Vietnamese enterprises, aiming to balance the investment value between the two countries.

Scene of the phone call. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that Vietnam and Thailand continue to cooperate closely, strengthen solidarity and the central role of ASEAN, and sustainably develop the Mekong Sub-region.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister of Thailand respectfully invited the Prime Minister to visit Thailand and attend the Mekong-Lancang Summit later this year; he looked forward to meeting and discussing directly on the occasion of the two Prime Ministers attending multilateral conferences such as the ASEAN Summit in the near future.

THANH GIANG

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tang-cuong-gan-ket-hai-nen-kinh-te-viet-nam-va-thai-lan-post916834.html