The two Prime Ministers want to increase the frequency of direct flights connecting Vietnam - India.
Báo Dân trí•12/10/2024
(Dan Tri) - Early negotiation of a bilateral free trade agreement and increasing the frequency of direct flights connecting major cities of the two countries are the directions agreed upon by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Indian counterpart.
Meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of attending the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane (Laos) on October 11, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked India for providing emergency aid of 35 tons of goods worth 1 million USD to support areas affected by storm No. 3. Discussing future cooperation directions, the two Prime Ministers agreed to soon negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement and increase the frequency of direct flights connecting major cities of the two countries, in order to facilitate trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people exchanges. The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and India also agreed to continue supporting each other and cooperating closely at regional and international forums, especially the United Nations, ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits (Photo: Doan Bac).
The two sides promoted the principles of ensuring security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and peacefully resolving disputes on the basis of international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS. On the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a brief meeting with Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, Head of the Indonesian delegation to the ASEAN Summit. In addition to enhancing political trust through delegation exchanges and high-level contacts, the two leaders agreed to promote cooperation through Party, State, National Assembly channels and people-to-people exchanges and local connections. The two sides also agreed to effectively promote bilateral cooperation mechanisms; coordinate to effectively implement signed agreements and agreements, and promptly develop an Action Program for the new period. In particular, the two leaders emphasized the priority of promoting cooperation in food security, high-tech agriculture, electric vehicles, digital economy, green economy and circular economy. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed to soon bring bilateral trade turnover to 18 billion USD in a more balanced direction; create favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to invest in each other's markets. He also suggested that Indonesia continue to coordinate with Vietnam to limit illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities; and treat each other's fishing vessels and fishermen humanely, in accordance with the Strategic Partnership and the spirit of ASEAN solidarity. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin shared about the generational change in Indonesia's leadership in the coming time, while emphasizing that the cooperation between the two countries will not only remain unchanged, but will also continue to develop more and more comprehensively. On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Indonesia to support and send high-ranking representatives to attend the ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) and the Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit in 2025 in Vietnam.
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