The Vietnam-Philippines joint committee needed to convene its sixthmeeting soon to effectively deploy the signed agreements and ink a newaction plan for the 2011-2014 period, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.
PM Dung made the suggestion during a meeting with Philippine PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III, who was on a State-level visit to Vietnam , inHanoi on October 26.
The two countries shouldcontinue with rice trading contracts, cooperation in fisheriesdevelopment, stepping up trade and investment relations, and developingscience and technology in agriculture, education and training, the PMsaid.
Vietnam and the Philippines alsoneeded to cooperate closely in international forums, especially in theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the United Nations, he said.
The government leader expressed his wish that Vietnam would receivemore support from the Philippines and the President to successfullyhost the 17 th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
PM Dung said the Philippine President’s ongoing visit would create a newmomentum to further promote the bilateral relationship, as the twonations were celebrating 35 years of their diplomatic ties.
President Aquino congratulated Vietnam on its achievements inrecent years, which have helped improve the country’s position andprestige in the international arena.
The presidentagreed with PM Dung’s proposal to soon hold the 6 th meeting of thejoint committee to accelerate the already signed cooperation deals. Hepromised to make active contributions to the success of the 17 th ASEANSummit and related meetings.
Aquino affirmed thatthe Philippines was willing to cooperate with Vietnam inmitigating natural disasters as well as in search and rescue activities.
The two leaders discussed a wide range of specificmeasures to ensure the success of the visit. They agreed that peace andstability in the East Sea were an interest and aspiration of theregional nations and pledged to work together to foster theimplementation of the Declaration of the Conduct of the Parties in theEast Sea (DOC) toward building a Regional Code of Conduct in the EastSea (COC)./.
PM Dung made the suggestion during a meeting with Philippine PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III, who was on a State-level visit to Vietnam , inHanoi on October 26.
The two countries shouldcontinue with rice trading contracts, cooperation in fisheriesdevelopment, stepping up trade and investment relations, and developingscience and technology in agriculture, education and training, the PMsaid.
Vietnam and the Philippines alsoneeded to cooperate closely in international forums, especially in theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the United Nations, he said.
The government leader expressed his wish that Vietnam would receivemore support from the Philippines and the President to successfullyhost the 17 th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
PM Dung said the Philippine President’s ongoing visit would create a newmomentum to further promote the bilateral relationship, as the twonations were celebrating 35 years of their diplomatic ties.
President Aquino congratulated Vietnam on its achievements inrecent years, which have helped improve the country’s position andprestige in the international arena.
The presidentagreed with PM Dung’s proposal to soon hold the 6 th meeting of thejoint committee to accelerate the already signed cooperation deals. Hepromised to make active contributions to the success of the 17 th ASEANSummit and related meetings.
Aquino affirmed thatthe Philippines was willing to cooperate with Vietnam inmitigating natural disasters as well as in search and rescue activities.
The two leaders discussed a wide range of specificmeasures to ensure the success of the visit. They agreed that peace andstability in the East Sea were an interest and aspiration of theregional nations and pledged to work together to foster theimplementation of the Declaration of the Conduct of the Parties in theEast Sea (DOC) toward building a Regional Code of Conduct in the EastSea (COC)./.
