The deal will push forward a bilateral trade of 70billion USD by 2020, making it easier for Vietnamese goods to enter theRoK, especially agro-forestry and garment. It is also a boost to Koreaninvestments in Vietnam, including technology transfer, he said.
The PM was in the RoK to attend a commemorative summit marking 25years of the ASEAN – RoK dialogue relations. He met President ParkGeun-hye, the Mayor of Busan city, and the Korean business community.
At talks with the Vietnamese leader, the RoK Presidentreiterated that her country considers Vietnam as a top partner in itsofficial development assistance policy and pledged priority toinfrastructure, green growth and human resources development projects inthe country.
Both host and guest agreed to facilitatehigh-level visits and contacts while expanding cooperation amongministries, agencies and localities via dialogue mechanisms.
They vowed to work closely together to protect legitimate interests oftheir people, given that the number of Vietnamese and Korean citizens ineach country is nearing 130,000.
Elaborating on Vietnam’srole in promoting ties between ASEAN and the RoK, Khoi said Vietnam isalways a bridge connecting them on the back of its robust ties with theRoK and its central position in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam hasactively undertaken action plans benefiting the bloc and the East Asiannation, and together with regional countries, reached orientations fortheir future collaboration as ASEAN is working towards a commonCommunity by late 2015, he said.
The summit, themed “BuildingTrust, Bringing Happiness”, reached a common perception in regional andglobal issues, including the Korean peninsula and regional security.
The leaders adopted a joint statement describing a vision for theASEAN-RoK strategic partnership, laying down a series of ways to deepentheir political-security, economic and socio-cultural connections.-VNA
