Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with the Prime Minister of Armenia

(Chinhphu.vn) - On September 1, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Ministers of the two countries expressed their delight at the positive developments in bilateral relations in recent times, especially the enhanced political trust through high-level delegation exchanges from both sides, including the recent high-level meeting between General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of attending the Francophone Summit in October 2024, the official visit to Vietnam by President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Shimonyan in November 2024 and most recently the official visit to the Republic of Armenia by Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man.

The Armenian Prime Minister congratulated the Vietnamese leaders and people on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day on September 2; recalled the profound memories of the official visit to Vietnam in 2019 and expressed admiration and good impression of Vietnam's dynamic and sustainable development; said that the Armenian side highly values ​​and wishes to further deepen the traditional friendship with Vietnam in all fields, especially economics , trade, investment and education and training.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that Armenia promote bilateral mechanisms with Vietnam to boost economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Armenia on its recent socio-economic achievements under the leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, especially the recent signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan after nearly 40 years of conflict, helping to create a peaceful and stable environment in the region, creating a sustainable foundation for each country to develop.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to and is ready to deepen the traditional friendship with Armenia; proposed that Armenia coordinate with other member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to soon eliminate the threshold defense mechanism for Vietnamese export goods, and suggested that Armenia promote bilateral mechanisms with Vietnam to boost economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.

The Prime Ministers of the two countries agreed on a number of measures to promote bilateral relations in the coming time - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Ministers of the two countries agreed on a number of measures to promote bilateral relations in the coming time, including enhancing political trust through continued exchanges of high-level delegations and all levels, promoting the annual political consultation mechanism between the two Foreign Ministries, considering visa exemption for citizens of the two countries, contributing to promoting tourism cooperation between the two countries, enhancing connections between business communities, localities, cultural exchanges and people of the two countries, and promoting cooperation in the fields of logistics, education and training.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister of Armenia respectfully invited Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Armenia soon and expressed his wish to return to visit Vietnam in the near future./.

Ha Van

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