Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’sattendance in the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation(BRF) from April 25-27 in Beijing has affirmed Vietnam’s goodwill and role ininternational economic integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.
PM Phuc returned to Hanoi after attending the second BRF InternationalCooperation (BRF) on April 27 evening.
In an interview granted to the media on the PM’s trip, DeputyFM Le Hoai Trung said the tripproduced important results on both bilateral and multilateral aspects.
Vietnam hadmade careful preparations and actively and proactively joined in the forum’sactivities and the building of the round-table meeting’s joint statement.
In hisaddress to the forum, PM Phuc shared Vietnam’s reform experience over the pastthree decades, noting that making good use of advantages and potential alongwith promoting international integration are the foundation for successfulcooperation. He affirmed that Vietnam is pushing ahead with both socio-economicdevelopment and global integration, including cooperating with the Belt andRoad initiative, and striving to realise the UN sustainable development goals.
Deputy FMTrung said many leaders expressed support for the PM’s speech and Vietnam’sstance, Trung said.
On bilateralactivities, PM Phuc met Chinese Party chief and President Xi Jinping, PremierLi Keqiang, and permanent Politburo member and Secretary of the Party CentralCommittee’s Secretariat Wang Huning.
It isnoteworthy that the two sides signed five economic agreements, including twodeals that opened the Chinese market for Vietnam’s exports of milk andmangosteen.
PM Phuc alsomet with executives of many leading Chinese companies, during which he vowedall possible support for them to do business in Vietnam while having a straighttalk on several ineffective and delayed projects by Chinese contractors.
The PM andhis entourage, including Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh and many ministers, also metleaders and officials of many countries and international organisations.
During thosemeetings, PM Phuc asked the countries to support Vietnam’s run for a seat inthe UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure and work closely with Vietnamduring its ASEAN Chairmanship’s term in 2020 to maintain peace, stability,maritime security, safety and freedom in the East Sea. He also discussed waysto create stronger progress in economic-trade-investment ties and deal withissues related to the border and overseas Vietnamese with related countries.
According toDeputy FM Trung, the countries had expressed support for Vietnam’s candidacyfor the UN Security Council in the 2020-2021 term, and their wish to coordinateclosely with Vietnam as Chair of the ASEAN as well as in the UN’s activities.
Talking about the main outcomes of the 2nd BRF,the Deputy FM said under the theme “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a BrighterShared Future”, the forum attracted nearly 5,000 delegates from 150 countries,over 90 international organisations and 800 businesses, particularly heads ofStates and governments from 37 nations, including 10 ASEAN member states.
The mostimportant event of the forum was a round-table meeting of leaders to discusspromoting connectivity, strengthening policy resonance, fostering green andsustainable development.
Trung saidthe forum achieved three major results, including issuing a joint statementthat reaffirmed commitment to stepping up economic connectivity, tradeliberalisation and respect for multilateralism, with a focus on infrastructure,economy, science-technology, socio-culture and people-to-people exchange.
Secondly,participating leaders shared constructive views, contributing to newadjustments in Belt and Road cooperation in the direction of more balancedbenefits for participating countries with an emphasis on the principles ofequality, mutual respect and mutual benefit.
Thirdly, thehigh-level round-table meeting and 12 thematic session afforded participantschances to discuss cooperation opportunities and joint work acrossinfrastructure connectivity, policy resonance, trade, finance, innovation andcreativity, digital economy and green development.-VNA
PM Phuc returned to Hanoi after attending the second BRF InternationalCooperation (BRF) on April 27 evening.
In an interview granted to the media on the PM’s trip, DeputyFM Le Hoai Trung said the tripproduced important results on both bilateral and multilateral aspects.
Vietnam hadmade careful preparations and actively and proactively joined in the forum’sactivities and the building of the round-table meeting’s joint statement.
In hisaddress to the forum, PM Phuc shared Vietnam’s reform experience over the pastthree decades, noting that making good use of advantages and potential alongwith promoting international integration are the foundation for successfulcooperation. He affirmed that Vietnam is pushing ahead with both socio-economicdevelopment and global integration, including cooperating with the Belt andRoad initiative, and striving to realise the UN sustainable development goals.
Deputy FMTrung said many leaders expressed support for the PM’s speech and Vietnam’sstance, Trung said.
On bilateralactivities, PM Phuc met Chinese Party chief and President Xi Jinping, PremierLi Keqiang, and permanent Politburo member and Secretary of the Party CentralCommittee’s Secretariat Wang Huning.
It isnoteworthy that the two sides signed five economic agreements, including twodeals that opened the Chinese market for Vietnam’s exports of milk andmangosteen.
PM Phuc alsomet with executives of many leading Chinese companies, during which he vowedall possible support for them to do business in Vietnam while having a straighttalk on several ineffective and delayed projects by Chinese contractors.
The PM andhis entourage, including Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh and many ministers, also metleaders and officials of many countries and international organisations.
During thosemeetings, PM Phuc asked the countries to support Vietnam’s run for a seat inthe UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure and work closely with Vietnamduring its ASEAN Chairmanship’s term in 2020 to maintain peace, stability,maritime security, safety and freedom in the East Sea. He also discussed waysto create stronger progress in economic-trade-investment ties and deal withissues related to the border and overseas Vietnamese with related countries.
According toDeputy FM Trung, the countries had expressed support for Vietnam’s candidacyfor the UN Security Council in the 2020-2021 term, and their wish to coordinateclosely with Vietnam as Chair of the ASEAN as well as in the UN’s activities.
Talking about the main outcomes of the 2nd BRF,the Deputy FM said under the theme “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a BrighterShared Future”, the forum attracted nearly 5,000 delegates from 150 countries,over 90 international organisations and 800 businesses, particularly heads ofStates and governments from 37 nations, including 10 ASEAN member states.
The mostimportant event of the forum was a round-table meeting of leaders to discusspromoting connectivity, strengthening policy resonance, fostering green andsustainable development.
Trung saidthe forum achieved three major results, including issuing a joint statementthat reaffirmed commitment to stepping up economic connectivity, tradeliberalisation and respect for multilateralism, with a focus on infrastructure,economy, science-technology, socio-culture and people-to-people exchange.
Secondly,participating leaders shared constructive views, contributing to newadjustments in Belt and Road cooperation in the direction of more balancedbenefits for participating countries with an emphasis on the principles ofequality, mutual respect and mutual benefit.
Thirdly, thehigh-level round-table meeting and 12 thematic session afforded participantschances to discuss cooperation opportunities and joint work acrossinfrastructure connectivity, policy resonance, trade, finance, innovation andcreativity, digital economy and green development.-VNA
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