Vietnam and Thailand effectively implement the Action Program to implement the enhanced strategic partnership for the 2022-2027 period

On the afternoon of June 12, at the Ministry's headquarters, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son received Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan on the occasion of the Deputy Minister's visit to Vietnam and co-chairing the 9th Session of the Vietnam-Thailand Political Consultation.

Việt Nam-Thái Lan triển khai hiệu quả Chương trình Hành động triển khai quan hệ Đối tác chiến lược tăng cường giai đoạn 2022-2027

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son received Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son highly appreciated the strong and extensive development of the Vietnam-Thailand Enhanced Strategic Partnership, especially in politics-diplomacy, trade and investment...

Appreciating the effectiveness of the Political Consultation mechanism, the Minister suggested continuing to promote the role of this mechanism in reviewing and proposing directions for effective implementation of agreements between high-ranking leaders of the two countries in general, cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries in particular, as well as exchanging on regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Regarding the direction of cooperation in the coming time, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that the two Foreign Ministries coordinate to promote the exchange of high-level delegations and all levels, especially in 2023 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Thailand Strategic Partnership.

The two sides will promote their role as a bridge to effectively implement the Action Program to implement the Vietnam-Thailand Enhanced Strategic Partnership for the 2022-2027 period, especially the "Three Connections" initiative (connecting supply chains; connecting economies, businesses and localities; connecting sustainable growth strategies between the two countries); promote cooperation in new areas such as: digital economy, green economy, energy transition...

The Minister also suggested that the two sides continue to actively coordinate consultations and support each other at multilateral mechanisms, especially at the United Nations, ASEAN and Mekong Sub-region cooperation.

Overview of the reception. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Permanent Deputy Minister Sarun Charoensuwan expressed his wish to welcome Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son to Thailand; thanked the Minister for his attention and the content of the discussion; and pledged to coordinate and effectively implement cooperation contents in all important areas between the two countries, including national defense and security, trade, investment, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange.

The Deputy Minister affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of Thailand in the region; agreed that the two sides need to continue to closely coordinate to maintain solidarity and the central role of ASEAN, and strengthen cooperation in regional and international mechanisms.

The Deputy Minister also said that, besides large corporations with very effective investment projects in Vietnam, there are more and more Thai enterprises interested in and wanting to expand their investment and business in Vietnam.

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