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Deputy PM, FM holds phone talks with RoK FM

At a request from the side of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 28 talked over the phone with RoK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.
Deputy PM, FM holds phone talks with RoK FM ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – At a request from the side of theRepublic of Korea (RoK), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham BinhMinh on February 28 talked over the phone with RoK Foreign Minister KangKyung-wha.

The two exchanged ideas on the Vietnam – RoK relations andcooperation. On this occasion, Minh talked about the Vietnamese government’sdecision to suspend the unilateral exemption of visa for the RoK citizensstarting from 0:00 a.m. on February 29.

This had earlier been notified to the RoK side to strengthenthe ability to control the spread of the epidemic, under which RoK citizensholding popular passports are still allowed to enter Vietnam after acquiringthe suitable visa.

Minh asked the RoK side to closely coordinate with Vietnamin the prevention and fight against the epidemic in general and to support thecitizens and businesses working and living in the respective country inparticular, and hoped that the economic cooperation and trade between the twosides will be maintained as usual.

For her part, RoK Foreign Minister Kang made known of theefforts by her government aimed at coping with the COVID-19; affirmed thegovernment’s continued efforts to contain the epidemic; and stressed it willprovide free medical assistance under WHO standards to the Vietnamese citizensin the RoK./.
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