Italian media spotlight Vietnam’s economic ties with Europe, human rights achievements

Some media agencies in Italy highlighted Vietnam’s economic links with Europe and achievements in ensuring human rights when covering a recent tour of some European countries by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Italian media spotlight Vietnam’s economic ties with Europe, human rights achievements ảnh 1National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (centre) speaks at the Vietnam - UK high-level forum on economy and trade in London on June 29. (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) – Somemedia agencies in Italy highlighted Vietnam’s economic links with Europe and achievementsin ensuring human rights when covering a recent tour of some European countriesby National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

In an article about Vietnam’strade and investment links with Italy and Europe, the La Città Futuranewspaper said Vietnam is effectively implementing the commitments in the freetrade agreements with the EU (EVFTA) and the UK (UKVFTA).

So far, key farm produce ofVietnam like peppercorn, cashew nut, vegetables, fruit, tea, and rubber havebenefited from preferential tariffs in the EU, which is one of the five largestmarkets of Vietnam’s fishery products.

La Città Futura noted Vietnamis a leading partner of Italy in Southeast Asia and also a helpful bridge linkingthe EU, including Italy, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Citing the phone talks on April22 between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Italiancounterpart Mario Draghi, it emphasised the Italian Government’s pledge topromote the Italian parliament’s ratification of the EU - Vietnam InvestmentProtection Agreement (EVIPA) amid many enterprises of the country wishing toexpand operations in the Southeast Asian nation.

Meanwhile, the Marx21 daily underlinedthat with the second candidacy for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),Vietnam is showing its right policies on human rights development that centreon people.

It said one of Vietnam’sinternationally recognised achievements is poverty reduction and socialsecurity safeguarding.

As an HRC member during 2014 -2016, the country fully and responsibly participated in the council’s activitiesand agenda. Its Government always affirmed efforts to protect and promote humanrights and also contributed many initiatives to help deal with global humanrights issues.

That ASEAN countries unanimouslyselected Vietnam as the Southeast Asian candidate for an HRC seat in the 2023 -2025 tenure reflected the bloc’s consensus and trust in Vietnam in this regard,according to Marx21./.
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