Romanian Prime Minister Ion-Marcel Ciolacu (left) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the welcome ceremony for the latter. (Photo: VNA) Following the ceremony, the two leaders held talks at the Victoria Palace.
The visit, the first delegation exchange at theprime ministerial level between the two countries in five years, is takingplace in the context of good development of the nearly-75-year-old Vietnam -Romania traditional ties and cooperation.
During his stay in Romania, PM Chinh will hold talksand have meetings with the Prime Minister, the President, the President of theSenate and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.
He will visit some Romanian localities anduniversities, attend the Vietnam – Romania business forum, receiverepresentatives from the Romania – Vietnam Friendship Association, and meetstaff at the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in the country.
The visit aims at deepening the traditionalfriendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, creating newdriving forces to bolster bilateral collaboration across the fields ofRomania’s strengths and in line with Vietnam’s development needs such asagriculture, processing and manufacturing, and health care.
Besides, it isexpected to strengthen business cooperation and lure investment in potentialfields, contributing to boosting the Vietnam – European Union ties.
Romania was one of the first 10 countries in the world to recognise and establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam.
While holding the rotating presidency of the EU, Romaniaworked to push ahead with the negotiation and signing of the EU-Vietnam FreeTrade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement(EVIPA).
The two-way trade hit 425 million USD in 2022. As ofthe end of that year, Romania had five valid projects with total registered capitalof 1.56 million USD, ranking 42nd among the 143 countries and territoriesinvesting in Vietnam./.
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