At the meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highly appreciated the historical significance of the official visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation as it took place at the time when Vietnam and Turkey celebrated the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, marking a new beginning opening a new era in the relationship between the two countries.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed that Türkiye attaches importance to developing multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, a country of special importance in Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the valuable support that the Government and people of Vietnam have given to the Turkish people to overcome the consequences of the earthquake in February 2023.
The President appreciated the enthusiasm and high expertise of the rescue team sent by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security to support Türkiye during this time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure to visit the beautiful country of Türkiye on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its National Day, and congratulated Türkiye on its great achievements in recent times, making Turkey one of the 20 largest economies in the world, contributing to maintaining peace, cooperation and development in the Middle East and the world.
The two leaders agreed on many specific measures to further promote multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
The two leaders agreed on many specific measures to further promote multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
In terms of politics and diplomacy, the two sides agreed to promote cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the ruling Justice and Development Party of Türkiye (AKP) as well as between the Governments and Parliaments of the two countries.
The two sides discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern, emphasizing the importance of complying with international law, ensuring peace, security and development in the two regions and in the world.
In terms of economy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that the potential for cooperation is still very large and needs to be specifically exploited.
The President affirmed that Türkiye is interested in promoting trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam, aiming for a bilateral trade turnover of 5 billion USD in the coming period, and expressed his joy at the successful investment of a number of Turkish corporations in Vietnam.
In addition, the Turkish President hopes that the two countries will expand cooperation in the fields of tourism, health, energy, etc.
The President affirmed that he will direct ministries and branches to proactively implement the contents agreed upon during the Prime Minister's visit, including the early organization of the 8th Meeting of the Vietnam-Turkey Intergovernmental Committee and the 5th Political Consultation between the two Foreign Ministries in the first half of 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that Türkiye create conditions for Vietnam's key export products such as footwear, agricultural products, seafood, etc. to penetrate Türkiye's supermarket chains and distribution systems, and welcomed Turkish corporations and enterprises to invest in areas such as hydrogen development, infrastructure, logistics, etc.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the valuable support that the Government and people of Vietnam have given to the Turkish people.
The two leaders also agreed to promote cooperation in other areas such as Halal development, tourism, agriculture, education and training, and enhancing people-to-people exchange.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to direct relevant Turkish agencies to continue creating more favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community living and working in Turkey to integrate well into the local community, contributing positively to the development of Türkiye as well as the friendly relations between the two countries.
Regarding regional and international issues, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced that Vietnam will contribute 500,000 USD through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to provide emergency humanitarian relief to Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to the President of Türkiye to pay an official visit to Vietnam in 2024. The President of Türkiye happily accepted the invitation and hoped to soon arrange the visit.
Vu Khuyen (VOV.VN)
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