Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Thailand need to further expand multifaceted cooperationin the coming time, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Thai Ambassador to Vietnam TaneeSangrat at a reception in Hanoiin December 13.
During the function, the PM underlined the important role played by Tanee in fostering the bilateralrelations and suggested both sides continuously maintainbilateral cooperation mechanisms, contributing to the creation of a new impetusto deepen their relations.
Heagreed to enhance trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand,saying that Vietnam wants to promote exports to Thailand in order to balance thetrade value between the two nations.
The two countries should also further boost tourism links, theleader said, adding that Vietnam hopes to welcome more Thai tourists in thefuture.
He called on the Thai side to open its market for Vietnamese products andfacilitate Vietnam firms’ activities in the country, while affirming thatVietnam will create favourable conditions for Thai investors and businesses toeffectively operate in the country.
For his part, Ambassador Tanee congratulated Vietnam on undertaking its role as theASEAN Chair in 2020 and a non-permanent member ofthe UN SecurityCouncil for the 2020-2021 tenure.
He said Vietnam and Thailand are playing crucial roles in promotingcooperation among countries in Southeast Asia, expressing his hope that Vietnamwill consider Thailand its reliable partner.
Tanee proposed to enhance security cooperation, both on land and in the sea, andraised the idea of electricity generation cooperation between Thailand, Vietnam andLaos or Cambodia./.
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