Brazilian President holds talks and announces good news to President Luong Cuong

On the morning of March 28, during his state visit to Vietnam, Brazilian President Lula da Silva held talks with President Luong Cuong and announced that Brazil decided to join the group of more than 70 countries that recognize Vietnam as a market economy .

At the beginning of the talks, Brazilian President Lula da Silva was happy and moved to return to visit Vietnam after 17 years.

He emphasized that this visit aims to affirm that Brazil values ​​and wishes to strengthen the strategic partnership with Vietnam in its overall policy of developing relations with ASEAN and the Asia- Pacific region .

President Luong Cuong and Brazilian President Lula da Silva take a photo together before entering the talks (Photo: VGP).

The two leaders agreed to direct relevant agencies to strengthen measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment relations, and discussed the possibility of initiating negotiations on a preferential trade agreement between Vietnam and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

In particular, President Lula da Silva announced that the Brazilian Government decided to join the group of more than 70 countries that have recognized Vietnam as a market economy.

The Brazilian Government's recognition demonstrates Vietnam's progress in economic innovation and international integration, contributing to promoting bilateral relations, towards achieving the goal of bringing bilateral trade turnover to 15 billion USD by 2030.

The two leaders agreed to assign the Ministers to continue discussing and specifying measures to implement this important decision.

Overview of the talks between President Luong Cuong and President Lula da Silva (Photo: VGP).

Appreciating the potential and unlimited room for cooperation between the two countries, the two Heads of State agreed to continue focusing on promoting cooperation in areas of strength and mutual interest including: defense, security, science and technology, clean energy, education and training, culture, sports and people-to-people exchange...

The two sides also had in-depth discussions on international and regional issues of mutual concern.

Sharing the vision of national development, supporting multilateral values, cooperation for mutual development, and enhancing the role of developing countries in global governance mechanisms, the two leaders agreed to strengthen coordination, cooperation and mutual support at international organizations, multilateral and inter-regional forums.

At the same time, affirm support and protect the stance of resolving international disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for international law and the United Nations Charter.

At the end of the talks, the Brazilian President once again expressed his gratitude to President Luong Cuong, the State and people of Vietnam for the warm and respectful reception.

With the desire to continue creating momentum for the effective and substantive development of bilateral relations, President Lula da Silva respectfully invited President Luong Cuong to pay an official visit to Brazil in the near future. President Luong Cuong thanked and happily accepted the invitation.

Immediately after the talks, President Luong Cuong and President Lula da Silva and the high-ranking delegations of the two countries witnessed the signing ceremony and exchange of bilateral cooperation documents, including:

- Action plan to implement the Strategic Partnership

- Agreement on gainful employment for relatives of diplomatic staff

- Government-level agreement on the exchange and protection of confidential information

- Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a Working Group to promote trade and industrial cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the Ministry of Industrial Development, Trade and Services of Brazil

- Memorandum of Understanding on football cooperation between the Vietnam Football Federation and the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tong-thong-brasil-hoi-dam-voi-chu-president-nuoc-luong-cuong-bao-tin-vui-toi-viet-nam-192250328134000012.htm