President Vo Van Thuong hosts Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala
Hanoi (VNA)
– The Vietnamese State and people always value and wish to promote traditional
friendship lasting over 70 years with the Czech Republic in all areas, said
President Vo Van Thuong.
During a reception in
Hanoi on April 21 for Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, who is
on Vietnam visit from April 20-22, President Thuong thanked the Czech Republic’s
Government and people for providing invaluable support for Vietnam in the past
struggle for national liberation and reunification and the current national
development.
He hailed mutual support
that the two countries offered to each other in the fight against COVID-19.
Fiala, for his part,
affirmed that the Czech Republic always values the development of ties with
Vietnam, its most important partner in ASEAN.
Speaking highly of the
outcomes of talks between the two PMs, Thuong suggested both sides work closely together to carry out agreements reached
during the visit, fully tap existing potential and opportunities to further
enhance bilateral cooperation in the new period. This could be achieved through
facilitating the exchange of delegations at all levels, promoting economic-trade
and investment cooperation, leveraging the tradition of collaboration in
education-training, and stepping up tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
Agreeing with the
President’s proposals, Fiala affirmed that the two governments will continue
creating favourable conditions for the two countries’ firms to expand
operations.
He proposed bolstering
coordination in politics, diplomacy, economy-trade,
and people-to-people exchange through the early opening of a direct air route
between the two countries and the inauguration of a Czech cultural centre in
Vietnam.
Both sides agreed to continue working
closely together and supporting each other at multilateral forums and
international organisations, especially at the United Nations, ASEM and within the ASEAN-EU
cooperation framework, for the sake of peace, cooperation, and development in
the region and the world.
About security issue, including the East Sea issue, the two
leaders underscored the need to settle disputes through peaceful measures,
including diplomatic and legal processes in line with international law,
particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
President Thuong suggested the Czech Government continue offering all possible support to the
Vietnamese community to settle down their lives. He believed that the Vietnamese community will
continue upholding their active role as a bridge promoting economic and tourism
cooperation and cultural exchange, contributing to bilateral friendly
cooperation across the board.
He took this occasion to ask PM Fiala to convey his invitation to President of
the Czech Republic Petr Pavel to visit Vietnam at a convenient time./.