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| Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves was delighted to meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and highly appreciated Vietnam's socio -economic development achievements; expressed his deep love and admiration for the country and people of Vietnam and wished to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac) |
At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Costa Rica, one of Vietnam's leading partners in the Central America and Caribbean region.
The Prime Minister suggested that the two countries continue to enhance political trust through delegation exchanges at all levels, especially high-level ones, and political consultations; expand economic cooperation, promote bilateral trade, cultural exchanges and people-to-people connections.
The Prime Minister thanked Costa Rica for recognizing Vietnam as a market economy and believed that in the coming time, economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Costa Rica will develop further.
The two leaders agreed to direct relevant ministries and branches of the two sides to coordinate in seeking new directions and measures to promote bilateral trade and investment cooperation based on the potential and needs of both sides.
Appreciating the potential for cooperation between Vietnam and Costa Rica in the fields of agriculture, tourism, consumer goods production, software industry, and digital transformation, the two leaders agreed that the two countries need to strengthen cooperation in these fields.
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| The two leaders agreed to direct relevant ministries and sectors of both sides to coordinate in seeking new directions and measures to promote bilateral trade and investment cooperation based on the potential and needs of both sides. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac) |
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves was delighted to meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at this event and highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements. President Rodrigo Chaves expressed his deep love and admiration for the country and people of Vietnam with their bravery, indomitable spirit, but also their respect for peace, their love for peace, their raising high the flag of national independence in the past struggle for independence and their self-reliance in building the country today.
The President of Costa Rica highly appreciated the potential for cooperation between the two countries and said that there is still a lot of room for promotion. He was particularly interested in Vietnam's tourism sector, expressing his impression that in 2024, Vietnam welcomed about 20 million international visitors.
With the similarity of being countries with long coastlines, the two leaders affirmed that Vietnam and Costa Rica have great potential for cooperation in the field of marine economy, including ocean protection, sustainable development and marine environmental protection. The two leaders emphasized the need to strengthen international cooperation in ocean protection, focusing on issues such as combating plastic waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and especially raising public awareness through education.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Costa Rican President Chaves Robles and his wife. France and Costa Rica are the two co-chairs of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in France. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac) |
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh invited Costa Rica to send a high-level delegation to attend the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime to be held in Hanoi in October 2025, chaired by Vietnam, as well as invited President Rodrigo Chaves to visit Vietnam soon.
President Rodrigo Chaves respectfully invited Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Costa Rica as soon as possible. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh happily accepted the invitation. The two sides agreed to assign the two countries' foreign ministries to urgently coordinate preparations for the visits.
According to Government Newspaper
https://baochinhphu.vn/tong-thong-costa-rica-nguong-mo-sau-sac-va-muon-tang-cuong-hop-coc-voi-viet-nam-102250609015259309.htm
Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/tong-thong-costa-rica-nguong-mo-sau-sac-va-muon-tang-cuong-hop-tac-voi-viet-nam-214094.html
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