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Prime Minister meets Sultan of Brunei in Jakarta

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on September 6 on the sideline of the ongoing 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Prime Minister meets Sultan of Brunei in Jakarta ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, in Jakarta on September 6. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met the Sultan ofBrunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on September 6 on the sideline of theongoing 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.

At the meeting, both sides reached consensus on the impressive developments inbilateral ties, especially those in the fields of trade, oil and gas,security-defence, and people-to-people exchange.

PM Chinh suggested the two nations work towards thesigning of an intergovernmental agreement on rice trading so as to makecontributions to ensuring global food security; while promoting cooperation todevelop Vietnam’s Halal food industry for export to Brunei.

Vietnam and Brunei should enhance collaboration and exchange experience in petrochemicaldevelopment, he said, asking the Bruneian side to present scholarships toVietnamese students and expand training cooperation to the fields oftechnology, green economy, and digital transformation, among others.

For more substantial developments of the Vietnam-Brunei Comprehensive Partnership, Prime Minister Chinh said it is necessaryfor the two nations to expand defence-security cooperation and direct exchanges between forces of both sides.

For his part, the Sultan of Brunei spoke highly of the official visit toBrunei by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh earlier this year, saying it hascreated an impetus for bilateral relations and the effective implementation of the action plan toroll out the comprehensive partnership in 2023-2027.

Expressing his delight at the close cooperation between enterprises of bothsides, the Sultan affirmed that he will create favourable conditions for Vietnamesefirms to use Brunei’s logistics facilities to boost exports.

Both leaders also reaffirmed their stance on regional and international issuesof mutual concern.

Prime Minister Chinh took the occasion to repeat an invitation to the Sultan of Brunei tovisit Vietnam, and the latter said he will visit the country soon./.

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