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President meets with Canadian Prime Minister

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in San Francisco, the US, on November 16, on the sideline of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.
President meets with Canadian Prime Minister ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: VNA)
San Francisco (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting withCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in San Francisco, the US, on November 16, on the sideline of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

The two leaders spoke highly of the Vietnam – Canada Comprehensive Partnership,which has enjoyed constant development over the past time, with two-way trade in2022 topping 7 billion USD, up nearly 17% year-on-year.

Vietnam is currently the largest trade partner of Canada in the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while Canada is the second largest tradepartner of Vietnam in the Americas.

People-to-people exchanges have been bolstered, they stressed, adding theVietnamese community in Canada with 300,000 people have served as a bridge topromote the bilateral ties.

With a view to developing the Comprehensive Partnership in a morestable and practical fashion, President Thuong suggested both sides maintain exchangesat all levels, step up cooperation between localities, and maintain existingdialogue mechanisms in the fields of politics-diplomacy, defence-security, andeconomy-trade.

He recommended PM Trudeau and the Canadian government continue creatingfavourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Canada, and support Vietnam to better engage in the UN’s peacekeeping operations.

Vietnam welcomes PM Trudeau’s visit in the coming time, he said.

PM Trudeau affirmed that Canada treasures the relations with Vietnam,and expressed his impression of the country’s economic growth.

Amidst many challenges in the global situation, Canada will continue giving priority to developing itsties with Vietnam, particularly in politics-diplomacy, economy-trade,education-training, security-defence, and people-to-people exchanges, he said.

The two leaders also discussed several regional and global issues of mutualconcern, including the East Sea. They affirmed further collaboration with andsupport for each other at multilateral forums, including the UN and APEC,while upholding the role of international law./.
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