Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and RoK PM Lee Nak-yeon (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuchas affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation with the Republicof Korea (RoK), and stands ready to serve as a bridge to further promote ASEAN– RoK and Mekong – RoK cooperation frameworks.
During a meeting with RoK PM Lee Nak-yeon in Seoul onNovember 28, PM Phuc congratulated the RoK on successfully holding the 30th ASEAN – RoK Commemorative Summit and the first Mekong – RoK Summit.
The Vietnamese PM wished that the RoK would continueassisting Vietnam in bomb and mine clearance, as well as dealing with the warconsequences. He asked the RoK side to early complete the risk analysis processto open the market for Vietnamese farm produce, towards the goal of 100 billionUSD in two-way trade.
He suggested encouraging Korean firms to transfer technologyand engage in Vietnam’s key energy and infrastructure projects, and sharingexperience in information technology such as 5G network, e-governmentdevelopment, online public services, and enterprise architecture management.
The PM also called on the RoK to consider relaxing andfinally removing some conditions for loans from the Economic DevelopmentCooperation Fund.
The leader expressed his wish that the Korean government,people and mass organisations would continue helping the Vietnamese communityin the RoK, especially Vietnam – RoK multicultural families, to stabilise theirlives, contributing to local socio-economic development and reinforcingfriendship between the two countries’ people.
The guest also proposed that the Korean government consider issuingfavourable visa policy for Vietnamese people to boost tourism andpeople-to-people exchange.
PM Lee, for his part, affirmed the RoK’s policy of extendingcooperation with Vietnam, and vowed to further enhance bilateral ties in a widerange of areas.
The RoK will take measures to protect legitimate rights andinterests of children of Vietnam – RoK multicultural families, help them toinherit the cultures and languages of both nations and make it easier for themto become global citizens, he said.
He added that the RoK will coordinate with Vietnam so thatthe latter will play well the role of a non-permanent member of the UnitedNations Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 tenure and ASEAN Chair 2020.
Host and guest promised to effectively make use of existingcooperation and dialogue mechanisms, expand people-to-people exchange, and workclosely together on regional and global issues.
On regional and global situation, the two PMs shared theawareness about the significance of maintaining peace, stability, respect for lawin the region, and of settling disputes by peaceful means and dialogues in linewith international law.
In the afternoon the same day, PM Phuc and his entourageleft Seoul, concluding their trip to the RoK to attend the ASEAN-RoKCommemorative Summit and the first Mekong-RoK Summit and for an official visitto the RoK./.
During a meeting with RoK PM Lee Nak-yeon in Seoul onNovember 28, PM Phuc congratulated the RoK on successfully holding the 30th ASEAN – RoK Commemorative Summit and the first Mekong – RoK Summit.
The Vietnamese PM wished that the RoK would continueassisting Vietnam in bomb and mine clearance, as well as dealing with the warconsequences. He asked the RoK side to early complete the risk analysis processto open the market for Vietnamese farm produce, towards the goal of 100 billionUSD in two-way trade.
He suggested encouraging Korean firms to transfer technologyand engage in Vietnam’s key energy and infrastructure projects, and sharingexperience in information technology such as 5G network, e-governmentdevelopment, online public services, and enterprise architecture management.
The PM also called on the RoK to consider relaxing andfinally removing some conditions for loans from the Economic DevelopmentCooperation Fund.
The leader expressed his wish that the Korean government,people and mass organisations would continue helping the Vietnamese communityin the RoK, especially Vietnam – RoK multicultural families, to stabilise theirlives, contributing to local socio-economic development and reinforcingfriendship between the two countries’ people.
The guest also proposed that the Korean government consider issuingfavourable visa policy for Vietnamese people to boost tourism andpeople-to-people exchange.
PM Lee, for his part, affirmed the RoK’s policy of extendingcooperation with Vietnam, and vowed to further enhance bilateral ties in a widerange of areas.
The RoK will take measures to protect legitimate rights andinterests of children of Vietnam – RoK multicultural families, help them toinherit the cultures and languages of both nations and make it easier for themto become global citizens, he said.
He added that the RoK will coordinate with Vietnam so thatthe latter will play well the role of a non-permanent member of the UnitedNations Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 tenure and ASEAN Chair 2020.
Host and guest promised to effectively make use of existingcooperation and dialogue mechanisms, expand people-to-people exchange, and workclosely together on regional and global issues.
On regional and global situation, the two PMs shared theawareness about the significance of maintaining peace, stability, respect for lawin the region, and of settling disputes by peaceful means and dialogues in linewith international law.
In the afternoon the same day, PM Phuc and his entourageleft Seoul, concluding their trip to the RoK to attend the ASEAN-RoKCommemorative Summit and the first Mekong-RoK Summit and for an official visitto the RoK./.
VNA
