Wishing to develop Vietnam-Thailand relations increasingly stronger, more trustworthy and more substantive

On the afternoon of August 29, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the occasion of her inauguration as the 31st Prime Minister of Thailand.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks during a phone call with the Prime Minister of Thailand. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully conveyed the regards and best wishes of General Secretary and President To Lam to the King, Queen and Royal Family of Thailand; congratulated Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra on being approved by the King as Prime Minister of Thailand; and believed that the Thai Government and people will continue to achieve even greater achievements in the cause of national construction and development.

The Prime Minister also affirmed Vietnam's consistent foreign policy, valuing and wishing to bring relations to a new level. Vietnam-Thailand growing stronger, more reliable and more substantial.

Scene of the phone call. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also sent his condolences to the Government and people of Thailand about the recent serious flooding in northern Thailand.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra congratulated Vietnam on its 79th National Day; thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for sending a letter and calling to congratulate her on her new position; emphasized that Vietnam is a close neighbor and important partner of Thailand in the region; highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements; affirmed his readiness to cooperate with the Prime Minister of Vietnam to enhance comprehensive and effective cooperation between the two countries, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace and stability in the region.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra also thanked Vietnam for the warm and thoughtful reception of Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirinhorn during her visit to Vietnam (August 13-15, 2024).

Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

The two Prime Ministers assessed that the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership is developing strongly and effectively in all fields; they agreed that it is necessary to soon upgrade the bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated Thailand's position as Vietnam's largest trade partner and second largest foreign investor in ASEAN; affirmed that he would continue to facilitate Thai businesses to do business effectively in Vietnam; supported Thailand's "6 countries, 1 destination" initiative to effectively exploit tourism potential among ASEAN countries; hoped that the two sides would cooperate closely to promote transport connectivity in the region; strengthen cultural cooperation, education-training, people-to-people exchange, facilitate and promote the role of a bridge of friendship between the people of the two countries.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra agreed with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the need to closely coordinate, remove difficulties, strive to soon bring two-way trade turnover to 25 billion USD; and strengthen the connection between the two economies through the effective implementation of the "3 Connections" Strategy.

The Thai Prime Minister said that Vietnam and Thailand are two economies with close links and complement each other; he hopes that the two countries will cooperate to promote their advantages to become the main economic growth engine in the region.

Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that Vietnam and Thailand continue to cooperate closely, strengthen solidarity and the central role of ASEAN, support Laos in successfully fulfilling its role as ASEAN Chair in 2024, sustainably develop the Mekong sub-region; coordinate to maintain ASEAN's common stance on the East Sea, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully invited Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to soon pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the 4th Vietnam-Thailand Joint Cabinet Meeting. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra happily accepted the invitation; he looked forward to meeting and discussing directly on the occasion of the two Prime Ministers attending multilateral conferences such as the ASEAN Summit in the near future.

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