During his talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his interest in supporting the Mekong Delta in responding to climate change and supporting the implementation of the regional planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Dutch businesses interested in Vietnam
On the morning of November 2, after the official welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte
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At the talks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the two countries are determined to cooperate, develop self-reliance and sustainably, and actively contribute to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
The Dutch Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is a priority and important partner of the Netherlands in the Indo-Pacific region; expressed his pleasure in his third official visit to Vietnam and meeting Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh again nearly a year after the Prime Minister's official visit to the Netherlands in December 2022. At the same time, he emphasized that the two countries have a long-standing relationship, dating back more than 400 years ago, when Dutch merchant ships docked at Hoi An port.
The two prime ministers affirmed that economy and trade are important pillars in bilateral relations and agreed to continue to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the delegation of Dutch high-tech enterprises accompanying Prime Minister Mark Rutte to contribute to realizing cooperation opportunities between the two countries.
Overview of the meeting
DISCUSSION
The Prime Minister also asked the Netherlands to support the EC in soon removing the IUU “yellow card” on Vietnam’s seafood exports, promptly ratifying the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and encouraging Dutch businesses to increase investment in Vietnam in the Netherlands’ strong fields such as high technology, seaports, strategic infrastructure, etc.
The Dutch Prime Minister emphasized that Dutch businesses are interested in Vietnam because of its political stability and favorable investment and business environment; agreed to actively accelerate the ratification process of the EVIPA; highly appreciated Vietnam's efforts in developing sustainable fisheries and affirmed that they will continue to closely coordinate with EU member countries to support Vietnam in this matter.
Support Vietnam in implementing the Mekong Delta planning for the period 2021 - 2030
The two sides agreed to continue promoting the strategic partnership framework on climate change adaptation, water management, sustainable agriculture, contributing to joint response to global challenges, especially cooperation in the fields of offshore sand mining, green economic development, circular economy, climate change-responsive urban areas, training high-quality human resources on climate change and water resources management, irrigation, disaster prevention, etc.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the meeting
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the Netherlands and G7 countries support Vietnam in terms of technology, finance, human resources and institutional improvement to effectively implement the “Just Energy Transition Partnership” (JETP), establish a tripartite cooperation mechanism on agriculture, and contribute to solving global food security issues.
For his part, the Dutch Prime Minister expressed his interest in supporting the Mekong Delta region in responding to climate change, affirming his support for Vietnam in implementing the Mekong Delta planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, a plan to transform sustainable agriculture in the Mekong Delta, and perfecting the legal framework on water resource management.
The two sides agreed to make the most of the potential for bilateral cooperation in high technology, electronic microchip manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, building digital platforms and telecommunications ecosystems, digital transformation, and developing human resources in this field; agreed to expand cooperation in potential areas such as exploration and sustainable exploitation of important minerals; defense - security; customs; maritime; logistics; promoting people-to-people exchange, etc.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Mark Rutte highly appreciated the role of the Vietnamese community in the Netherlands as an important part of Dutch society; agreed with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's proposal to continue creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community to successfully integrate in the Netherlands, serving as an important bridge in the friendly relations, contributing to the socio-economic development of both sides.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the meeting
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The Dutch Prime Minister highly appreciated Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, and peaceful settlement of disputes based on international law. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated the Netherlands on officially becoming a development partner of ASEAN, hoping that the Netherlands would participate more deeply and have more initiatives to contribute to promoting ASEAN-EU relations in general and ASEAN-Netherlands relations in particular.
Regarding the East Sea issue, the two sides agreed to support ensuring security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation, peacefully resolving disputes in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and supporting the practical and effective COC negotiation process between ASEAN and China.
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