Promoting the visit to Vietnam of the King and Queen of the Netherlands
Báo Dân trí•23/05/2024
(Dan Tri) - During a phone call between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the two sides agreed to coordinate to promote the upcoming State visit to Vietnam by the King and Queen of the Netherlands.
On the afternoon of May 22, at the Government Office, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone call with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte. In an atmosphere of friendship, trust and openness, the two Prime Ministers expressed their pleasure in talking to each other for the third time in the past 6 months; highly appreciating the positive developments in the Vietnam - Netherlands friendly and cooperative relationship in recent times. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the ministries and branches of the two countries for proactively and actively implementing existing commitments and cooperation agreements, bringing about many positive and substantive developments in the cooperation between Vietnam and the Netherlands.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a phone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (Photo: Nhat Bac).
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his impression of the official visit to Vietnam in November 2023 with results that "exceeded expectations", shared his feelings of friendship and warmth of the Vietnamese people and thanked the Vietnamese Government and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the warm welcome. He agreed that the two sides should increase the exchange of delegations at all levels through State, Government and National Assembly channels to increase friendship and political trust; continue to closely coordinate and support each other at international forums and organizations to contribute to peace, security and development issues in the region and the world. The two sides also agreed to closely coordinate to promote the State visit to Vietnam by the King and Queen of the Netherlands in the coming time; organize activities to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the implementation of the Comprehensive Partnership framework (2019-2024), the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the Strategic Partnership framework on sustainable agriculture and food security (2014-2024)... The two sides also continue to take advantage of the opportunities of the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), striving to bring bilateral trade turnover to 15 billion USD in the coming time.
During the phone call, the two sides discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern (Photo: Nhat Bac).
Accordingly, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Netherlands to soon complete the ratification of the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA); urge the EC to soon remove the IUU "yellow card"; support Vietnam in implementing the Mekong Delta Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, and develop urban areas to respond to climate change in the central coastal region. The head of the Vietnamese Government also suggested that the two countries deepen their defense and security cooperation, especially in the fields of shipbuilding, training for UN peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, organized crime, etc. Sharing more, Prime Minister Mark Rutte emphasized that he has always been interested in developing the Mekong Delta region since his first visit to Vietnam in 2014. He affirmed that he will continue to encourage Dutch enterprises to invest in Vietnam in areas such as high technology, electronic chip manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, seaports, shipbuilding technology, logistics connectivity, and strategic infrastructure. At the same time, Prime Minister Mark Rutte agreed to continue to pay attention to and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the Netherlands to successfully integrate, becoming a bridge for the friendship between the two countries. During the phone call, the two sides also discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern. Regarding the East Sea issue, the two Prime Ministers emphasized the importance of ensuring security, safety, freedom of navigation and peaceful settlement of disputes on the basis of international law, especially the 1982 UNCLOS.
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