Ahead of the important visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife to South Korea, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu had an interview with the press.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife
* Could you please assess the purpose, significance and importance of the upcoming official visit to Korea by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife?
- Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu: The visit takes place in the context of the Vietnam - Korea relationship developing at its best ever. Political trust between the two countries is increasingly consolidated; defense and security cooperation continues to deepen; local cooperation and people-to-people exchange between the two countries are constantly expanding.
Korea has a very deep relationship with Vietnam, is Vietnam's leading important economic partner; ranks first in direct investment and tourism, second in development cooperation and third in trade and labor cooperation.
Korea is also a country with a large number of Vietnamese people living, working and studying. Conversely, there are also many Koreans living, working and studying in Vietnam. The two countries' communities are basically well integrated, have contributed a lot to the socio-economic development of the host country and play the role of a bridge of friendship for the relationship between the two countries.
The visit of the Prime Minister and his wife this time is of great significance. Firstly, the visit demonstrates the importance that the leaders of the Vietnamese Party and State attach to the comprehensive strategic partnership with the Republic of Korea.
Expressing the desire to concretize the implementation of agreements between the two countries' senior leaders and most recently the Action Program to implement the Vietnam - Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed in June 2023 after the two countries upgraded their relations.
Second, the visit will be an opportunity for both sides to review new developments in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, discuss strategic issues, national defense and security, economic cooperation, trade, investment, and people-to-people exchange.
Promote cooperation in multilateral forums as well as in key areas to bring bilateral relations to a new level with higher political trust and more comprehensive and substantive cooperation. Exchanges and understanding between the people of the two countries are increasingly deeper and closer, bringing practical benefits to the people of the two countries.
Third, in the context of the rapidly evolving and complex international and regional situation, the visit aims to affirm Vietnam's foreign policy of continuing to attach importance to friendly and cooperative relations with the Republic of Korea. It is hoped that Vietnam will contribute to maintaining and promoting peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu
*Can you tell us what outstanding activities the Prime Minister will carry out during this official visit to Korea?
During his official visit to Korea, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to have more than 30 activities. In addition to official programs with senior Korean leaders, the Prime Minister will attend and speak at 3 forums, including a business forum, a forum on tourism promotion and cultural cooperation, and a Vietnam-Korea labor forum.
The Prime Minister will also attend two seminars, including a seminar with leaders of Korean economic organizations and a seminar with Korean intellectuals and scientists on semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The Prime Minister will also meet with representatives of leaders of some of Korea's leading economic groups investing in Vietnam.
The Prime Minister will visit the Embassy and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Korea; visit a Vietnamese-Korean multicultural family, deliver a policy speech at Seoul National University and visit a semiconductor factory of Samsung Group in Pyeongtaek city, Gyeonggi province.
It can be seen that the Prime Minister's activities during the visit are very comprehensive, including activities with politicians, economic and financial circles, and people's friendship organizations, as well as meetings with the Vietnamese community in Korea. More than half of the Prime Minister's activities during this visit will focus on the economic sector.
Economic cooperation has always been a bright spot, an important pillar contributing to the substantial development of bilateral relations. Korea continues to maintain its leading position in direct investment, with a total registered capital of 87 billion USD; a major partner in the top group in terms of trade turnover, reaching nearly 80 billion USD in 2023 and a major partner in development cooperation (ODA), tourism and labor.
Besides, Korea is a developed country, with many strengths in economic development, high technology, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.
Through various activities with the Korean business community during this visit, Vietnam expects the two sides to improve the quality and quantity of economic, trade, investment cooperation and supply chain diversification. Strengthen cooperation in future areas such as semiconductors, supporting industries, digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy, climate change response; promote labor cooperation, cultural industry, and tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Thereby, the two sides can realize the goal of soon increasing bilateral trade turnover to 100 billion USD and aiming for 150 billion USD by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner, and contribute to realizing the strategic vision of national development with the goal of becoming a high-income developed country of Vietnam by 2045.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/three-special-characteristics-in-the-han-quoc-of-the-prime-minister-185240629144937748.htm
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