Warmly welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit and give a policy speech at the school, Vice Principal of Victoria University Nic Smith said that the school recently organized a student exchange in Ho Chi Minh City and the This exchange inspired us to have a strong academic connection with Vietnam.
Victoria University is the first university to implement dual degree training in Vietnam; Closely coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam to deploy teaching graduate students and PhD students in economics. The school also participated in 3 courses teaching capacity building programs for Vietnamese Government officials; Implemented English courses for state officials and the courses were very successful. Victoria University continues to coordinate closely with Vietnam to widely implement these cooperation programs.
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Victoria University President Nic Smith spoke to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. |
Speaking on the policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his impression of visiting and speaking at Victoria University, one of New Zealand's oldest and most prestigious universities, also home to many Vietnamese students. most enrolled among New Zealand universities (more than 200 Vietnamese students). The Prime Minister was impressed because New Zealand is very green, clean, beautiful, values education, science and technology, and values the human factor.
The Prime Minister stated clearly that both countries are countries with strong agricultural foundations, actively integrating into the world, and sharing many common values (valuing the maintenance of national cultural identity; promoting community, solidarity, spirit of solidarity, mutual love). The Maori people have a saying: "To raise a child into a person requires the efforts of the entire village. For one person to succeed, it takes the efforts of the whole community." In Vietnam there is a saying: "A tree cannot make a young tree. Three trees gathered together form a high mountain.
With this visit, the Prime Minister wishes to continue promoting the Vietnam-New Zealand Strategic Partnership to new heights, developing deeper and stronger in the future. The Prime Minister shared that he proposed that New Zealand create conditions for granting work visas to Vietnamese people; Hopefully New Zealand's law will soon recognize the Vietnamese community as an ethnic minority within this country's multi-ethnic community with its own identity.
At today's Forum, the Prime Minister wants to share 3 main contents: About the current world and regional situation; Vietnam's vision and aspirations for development; Vision of the Vietnam-New Zealand strategic partnership in the coming time.
Regarding the world and regional situation, the Prime Minister stated clearly that the world today is facing great challenges and we must have solutions to overcome them. These are global non-traditional security issues that cannot be handled by any single country, but require international solidarity and multilateralism. At the same time, these are also universal issues, affecting all people in all countries. The Covid-19 pandemic is the clearest proof. To respond to the global and all-people challenges mentioned above, there needs to be a global approach and an all-people approach with solutions that are comprehensive, comprehensive, inclusive, leaving no one alone. left behind.
The world and the region are in a period of profound transformation, characterized by a rapidly evolving, complex, unpredictable situation, increased risks and instability: strategic competition between major countries is increasingly fierce; Conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza Strip, and Red Sea are evolving unpredictably; Natural disasters, epidemics, and climate change are increasingly affected.
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Scene of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's policy speech. |
In current international relations, six major contradictions have emerged: between war and peace; between competition and cooperation; between openness and integration and independence and autonomy; between solidarity and connection and separation and division; between development and lagging behind; between autonomy and dependence.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, especially breakthrough technologies (artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things, cloud computing, 5G technology...) have been changing the world. forcing all subjects to adapt and change. Nowhere in the world are the profound changes in the international situation shown as clearly as in Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean - the driving force for global recovery and growth, and the center of economic growth. the world's economy, contributing about 60% of global GDP; Concentrating on the world's three largest economies: the United States, China and Japan; 3% of all international trade and 46% of all maritime shipping.
The youth of the workforce, the extensive economic connection network with the network of large-scale, new generation FTAs in which Vietnam and New Zealand are both members (such as RCEP, CPTPP). Innovative capacity, leading in testing new technologies. It is estimated that by 2030, 5G mobile connections will increase 10 times; The number of internet connections in the region will reach 1,84 billion users. Thus, this area poses opportunities mixed with challenges. We must always see the negative and favorable sides, find ways to resolve them, and always put things and people in movement and development.
However, the Prime Minister pointed out that this is also an area with many hot spots, and at the same time a key strategic competition between countries; There is a risk of conflict that can spread, impact and affect countries in the region and globally.
In short, speaking generally about today's world: Overall there is peace, but there is war locally; Overall, there is peace, but locally there is tension; The whole is stable, but locally there are conflicts. The Prime Minister stated clearly that strategic competition forces other countries to choose sides, but Vietnam does not choose sides but implements a foreign policy of diversification and multilateralization, being an active and responsible member of the community. international.
Regarding Vietnam's vision and aspirations for development, the Prime Minister stated that, first of all, it can be said: The Vietnamese people are the people that have suffered the most pain and loss caused by war more than any other people. other since World War II (including: anti-old-style colonialism, fascism, new-style colonialism, anti-genocide, border wars to protect the Fatherland and anti-siege, ban luck). In 2024, Vietnam celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory "famous in five continents, shaking the earth" (May 7, 5 - May 1954, 7). Therefore, Vietnam more than anyone else understands the value of peace and always wishes to join the international community in preserving peace, preventing war, conflict and promoting sustainable development; Must protect peace and oppose war. Peace and stability are invaluable common assets, a necessary condition for socio-economic development, bringing a good life to the people.
Regarding the general goal, fundamental factors and development orientation, the Prime Minister said, about the general goal: Vietnam strives to become a developing country by 2030 (the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding). , has modern industry, high average income; strive to become a developed, high-income country by 2045 (the 100th anniversary of the country's founding).
The Prime Minister shared the fundamental factors including 3 elements: building socialist democracy; building a socialist law-governed state; develop a socialist-oriented market economy; In which, the throughout principle is to take the people as the center, the most important subject and resource, the driving force and goal of development; Do not sacrifice progress, social justice, and environmental protection to pursue simple economic growth.
Mentioning achievements after nearly 40 years of innovation in Vietnam, the Prime Minister emphasized: Thanks to the above policies, guidelines, goals, and correct orientations under the leadership of the Party, and the drastic participation of the whole community. political system, the active participation and consensus of people, businesses and the support and assistance of international friends, Vietnam has made remarkable progress and achieved great achievements. has historical significance, exactly as assessed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong: Vietnam has never had the same fortune, potential, position and international prestige as it does today.
The Prime Minister stated clearly that in the coming time, it is forecast that the world and regional situation will change rapidly, complexly, and unpredictablely, we will continue to clearly identify difficulties and challenges more than opportunities and advantages and need to closely follow them. be practical, have timely, flexible and effective policy responses; which focuses on strongly promoting the following key areas:
Renew traditional growth drivers (investment, consumption, export) and strongly promote new growth drivers such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transformation, and economic growth. Circular economy, sharing economy, emerging industries and fields (such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor chips...).
Maintain macroeconomic stability, control inflation, promote growth, and ensure major balances of the economy.
Promote industrialization and modernization, create real changes in strategic breakthroughs, and restructure the economy.
Mobilize and effectively use all resources, harmoniously combining internal and external resources.
Focus on ensuring social security, environmental protection, and responding to climate change; consolidate and strengthen national defense and security, promote foreign affairs and international integration, create a peaceful, stable environment and favorable conditions for national development.
Regarding the vision of the Vietnam-New Zealand strategic partnership in the coming time, the Prime Minister stated that in 2025, Vietnam and New Zealand will celebrate 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations.
New Zealand is one of Vietnam's leading partners in the region and one of Vietnam's few strategic partners globally. Political trust between the two countries is enhanced; Senior leaders of the two countries regularly meet and exchange, even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The two sides share many common perceptions and values (cultural values and common aspirations for peace, stability, cooperation, development) on the solid foundation of strong people-to-people connections (More Community 15 thousand Vietnamese people are actively contributing to the prosperity of New Zealand; 6 thousand international students).
Vietnam always appreciates New Zealand's sentiments and valuable support for Vietnam in the work of building and developing the country, especially in hunger eradication, poverty reduction, agricultural development, and adaptation to climate change. climate change, innovation, health, education, response and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Economic, trade and investment cooperation are the main pillars and driving forces of the two countries' relationship. Vietnam is the 14th largest trading partner; is New Zealand's 17th largest importer.
Defense and security cooperation has developed strongly in many fields (maintaining visits by naval ships and the bilateral Defense Dialogue mechanism; preventing transnational crimes; combating terrorism and public crimes). high technology; support for specialized English training in peacekeeping).
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh took souvenir photos with Vietnamese students studying at Victoria University. |
To continue to promote the potential and strengths of both countries, and continue to bring the relationship between the two countries to new heights in the coming time, I would like to share some major directions:
Firstly, it is necessary to promote the strategic value of the Vietnam-New Zealand Partnership, to jointly contribute to peace, stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Promote multilateral cooperation and international solidarity, encourage countries, especially large countries, to increase and consolidate trust and contribute responsibly to preserving peace and security globally; resolve disputes and disagreements through dialogue and peaceful means; Promote the mindset of "win-win cooperation and mutual benefit" instead of the "win-lose" mindset; Actively cooperate and associate, contributing to the formation of an open, transparent, inclusive regional structure based on international law, in which ASEAN plays a central role.
Second, support each other to further promote the strengths of each country, coordinate closely to help each other expand and diversify relationships, contributing to improving the self-reliance of each country. Vietnam hopes to join New Zealand in pioneering efforts to ensure food security, develop clean, green agriculture, and improve capacity to adapt to climate change and other global challenges. Vietnam is ready to act as a bridge for New Zealand to further strengthen relations with ASEAN and with ASEAN member countries, especially in the role of coordinator of ASEAN-New Zealand relations in the 2024-2027 period; We hope New Zealand will help Vietnam strengthen relations with Pacific island countries and international organizations in this region.
Third, create new momentum for Vietnam-New Zealand bilateral relations, summarized into 3 pairs of keywords: "stabilize and consolidate"; “strengthen and expand” and “accelerate and break through”.
Stabilize, strengthen political trust, strategic trust, political and diplomatic cooperation, creating a solid foundation for bilateral relations.
Strengthen and expand cooperation on all important cooperation pillars of the strategic partnership between the two countries, including economics-trade-investment, education-training, agriculture, and national security. room, and people-to-people exchanges.
Accelerate, make breakthroughs, create substantive changes in science and technology cooperation, innovation, green economic development, digital economy, circular economy, sharing economy, and friendly technology transfer improving the environment, reducing emissions, including in the agricultural sector, cooperating in emerging technology industries such as AI, semiconductor chips...; marine economic cooperation, marine environmental protection, vocational training and labor cooperation.
It notes: Strengthening cooperation to improve capacity to adapt and respond to global challenges; support Vietnam in building a carbon market, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and accessing capital sources to help the Mekong Delta adapt to climate change; Strengthen cooperation in cooperation mechanisms in the Mekong Subregion.
Promote trilateral cooperation models between Vietnam-New Zealand and 3 or 1 South Pacific island countries, or Vietnam-New Zealand-Laos (in the year Laos chairs ASEAN 2); Strengthen cooperation between ASEAN and the Pacific Island Forum (PIF).
The Prime Minister emphasized that with the solid foundation of common interests, the consensus and determination of the two countries' governments and people, and the tradition of good relations between the two countries, Vietnam believes that the future of the relationship will be strong. The strategic partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand will become increasingly bright, self-reliant and self-reliant. Vietnam will strive to bring our two countries' relations to a new level, for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
