PM meets world leaders on sidelines of G20 Osaka Summit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met world leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28.
PM meets world leaders on sidelines of G20 Osaka Summit ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Canadian  counterpart Justin Trudeau (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc metworld leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, onJune 28.

The leaders expressed their wish to enhance ties withVietnam and congratulated the country on winning a non-permanent seat at theUnited Nations Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 tenure.

They voiced support for Vietnam in its role as ASEAN Chair2020 and wished to bolster ties with the bloc, contributing to peace,stability, cooperation, development, security, maritime and aviation safety inthe region.

President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker congratulatedVietnam and the EU on the upcoming signing of the European Union – Vietnam FreeTrade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA)in Hanoi on June 30, adding that he hopes both sides would strive to pushforward the European Parliament’s approval of the deals this year to bringbenefits to their peoples and businesses.

PM Phuc and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to step upagreements already reached by leaders of the two countries and facilitate theexchange of high-level visits in order to deepen bilateral links.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump expressed support for thestrategic energy cooperation and asked for building balanced andmutually-beneficial trade ties. He welcomed the Vietnamese Government’sdetermination and drastic actions to fight trade frauds.

Both sides mulled key cooperation areas, including trade andenergy. In the near future, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade andthe US Department of Energy will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding onenergy cooperation and import of liquefied natural gas from the US.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau agreed with his Vietnamesecounterpart’s suggestion to expand all-around links, particularly effectivelytapping the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP), expanding ties in finance, high-tech, agriculture andrenewable energy. He also promised to intensify education collaboration, makingit easier for Vietnamese students to study in Canada.

PM Phuc and Indian PM Narendra Modi vowed to further deepeneconomic, trade, energy, national defence-security, education-training,cultural exchange, tourism ties and aviation connectivity.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera expressed the wish tofurther promote ties with Vietnam within bilateral and multilateral frameworks.

General Director of the World Health Organisation TedrosAdhanom affirmed commitment to enhancing ties with Vietnam and highly valuedthe country’s achievements in public health care. He hoped that Vietnam willshare its experience at the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coveragescheduled for September in New York.

The Vietnamese leader also held brief talks with Presidentsof France, Turkey and Argentina, and Prime Ministers of Canada, Singapore andthe Netherlands on ways to boost bilateral ties and cooperation on regional andglobal issues of shared concern.-VNA
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