When the motorcade carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation entered the lobby of Victoria Palace, Romanian Prime Minister Ion-Marcel Ciolacu came out to the parking lot to welcome and shake hands with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
As the two Prime Ministers moved to the podium, the national anthems of Vietnam and Romania were played. Afterwards, Prime Minister Ion-Marcel Ciolacu and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reviewed the guard of honour. The two Prime Ministers introduced each other to the members of the delegations participating in the welcoming ceremony of each country. After the welcoming ceremony, the two Prime Ministers moved into the Victoria Palace to hold talks.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to Romania this time is the first delegation exchange at the Prime Minister level between the two countries in 5 years; taking place in the context of the traditional relationship and cooperation between Vietnam and Romania, which has a history of nearly 75 years, developing well. The two sides regularly exchange delegations at high and all levels. Romania is one of the first 10 countries in the world to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam; Romania enthusiastically supported Vietnam during the resistance war. Recently, when holding the role of rotating President of the European Union (EU), Romania has provided great support, promoting Vietnam and the EU to complete negotiations and sign the Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). During the COVID-19 pandemic, while the country was still fighting the pandemic, Romania supported Vietnam with 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic...
Two-way trade turnover in 2022 reached 425 million USD. By the end of 2022, Romania had 5 direct investment projects in effect in Vietnam with a total registered investment capital of 1.56 million USD, ranking 42nd out of 143 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. In particular, educational cooperation is a highlight in the cooperative relationship between the two countries. To date, Romania has trained about 4,000 Vietnamese students... However, current bilateral cooperation is still not commensurate with the political relationship as well as the potential and desires of both countries.
During this visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had talks and meetings with the Prime Minister, President, President of the Senate, and President of the House of Representatives of Romania. Along with that, the Prime Minister also visited localities and universities; attended the Vietnam - Romania Business Forum; received representatives of the Romania - Vietnam Friendship Group... Thereby, these activities further deepened the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Romania, creating momentum to promote bilateral cooperation in Romania's strengths and in line with Vietnam's development needs such as agriculture, manufacturing and processing industry, healthcare...; promoted business cooperation, attracted investment in many potential fields; contributed to facilitating Vietnam's relations with the EU.
TH (according to Tin Tuc newspaper)Source
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