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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ASEAN-GCC Summit. (Source: VNA) |
Dear Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia!
Dear Co-Chairs!
Dear ASEAN and GCC Leaders!
I am delighted to meet with you, Distinguished Leaders, in the beautiful capital of Riyadh, the heart of the “Land of the Two Holy Mosques”. Thank you for the warm and respectful welcome that Saudi Arabia has given us.
Today’s first ASEAN-GCC Summit is a historic milestone. In that spirit, I support the Summit to adopt a Joint Statement, bringing ASEAN-GCC relations to a new height, for peace, cooperation and mutual development.
Appreciate the role of GCC for ASEAN. Southeast Asia and the Gulf region have been linked together for centuries on the basis of good friendship and great potential for cooperation.
The faster the world changes, the more ASEAN and the GCC must adapt dynamically, join hands to arouse the will to be self-reliant, unleash development resources, implement practical and effective actions, with the highest political determination, and act decisively so that the cooperation process between the two regions can truly make a strong breakthrough in the coming time, becoming a bright spot of regional and global cooperation.
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| Overview of the ASEAN-GCC Summit. (Source: VNA) |
I would like to propose the following three directions:
Firstly, ASEAN and the GCC together create more favorable conditions for economy, trade and investment to become the main pillars and driving force connecting the two regions, complementing each other for mutual development and mutual victory.
We need to implement more open policies, open markets more strongly, remove barriers, build more complete and sustainable supply chains to create conditions for GCC investment funds and businesses to further expand their business investments in ASEAN and for ASEAN goods and services to appear more and more in the Gulf.
In that process, ASEAN and Vietnam wish to work with the GCC to promote cooperation for the goal of greener and more sustainable development. Accordingly, the two sides need to prioritize cooperation in developing green economy, digital economy, circular economy, sharing economy, sustainable agricultural development, energy transition, etc.
In short, we promote three connections: one is connecting people, culture, and labor; two is connecting trade, investment, and tourism; three is connecting infrastructure, through strategic infrastructure investment.
Second, it is necessary to quickly institutionalize ASEAN-GCC cooperation through regular, substantive and effective cooperation mechanisms in each specific field.
Third, strengthen multilateral cooperation to jointly maintain a peaceful and stable environment for development.
With their strengths as highly successful regional organizations, ASEAN and the GCC need to support each other to promote their central roles and make practical contributions to peace, stability and development in the two regions and the world.
We strongly oppose any use of force and call on all parties concerned to immediately cease all acts of violence against civilians, humanitarian facilities and essential infrastructure. We believe that only negotiations and consultations, resolving differences through peaceful means, and achieving a two-state solution on the basis of international law and relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council are the only way to bring sustainable and lasting peace to the Middle East and all countries.
Thank you very much!
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