Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and his Venezuelan counterpart Capaya Rodriguez co-chair the political consultation. (Photo: VNA) The two countries should work to remove obstacles totheir cooperation projects in oil and gas and agriculture, he said.
Vietnam attaches importance to the traditionalfriendship and comprehensive partnership with Venezuela, Son affirmed,suggesting the two countries promote all-level delegation exchanges, and maintainand uphold the political consultation between the two foreign ministries aswell as the inter-governmental committee mechanism.
For her part, Rodriguez lauded great achievementsVietnam has recorded over the past time across spheres, especially insocio-economic development, external affairs, national defence, COVID-19 combatand post-pandemic socio-economic development.
The same day, Rodriguez and her Vietnamese counterpartHa Kim Ngoc attended the 9th political consultation, during whichthe two sides agreed on measures to step up the bilateral ties in a pragmaticand effective manner.
They also exchanged views on regional and internationalissues of shared concern, and affirmed their stance on supporting thesettlement of international disputes by diplomatic and peaceful measures inline with international law.
While in Vietnam, the Venezuelan official hadworking sessions with representatives from the Party Central Committee’sCommission for External Relations, the National Assembly’s Committee forForeign Affairs, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), theVietnam Women’s Union and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences./.
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