Vice President holds talks with Deputy Amir of State of Qatar
Doha (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan
held talks with Deputy Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on May 7 (local
time), as part of her official visit from May 6-8.
The Deputy Amir welcomed the visit by Vice
President Xuan, saying that it is an important event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Xuan expressed her impression on achievements
made by Qatar in its National Vision 2030 strategy.
Both sides expressed their wish and
determination to further promote friendship and all-around cooperation between
the two countries for the common benefits of the two peoples.
They agreed to continue consolidating political-diplomatic
ties via further facilitating all-level visits, especially those at high level.
On the occasion, Xuan conveyed President Vo Van Thuong’s invitation to Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to soon visit Vietnam this year.
Host and guest vowed to hold cultural,
sport and art exchanges, especially on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, thus raising mutual understanding
between the two peoples.
They will hold investment and trade promotion events, business forums in
the near future. To create a breakthrough for trade cooperation, the Vice
President proposed that Qatar create favourable conditions for Vietnamese
exports of strengths such as farm produce, aquatic products, and processed food to approach distribution channels, major supermarket systems in the
country to increase trade turnover and balance two-way trade.
Vietnam also expects to receive Qatar’s
support to build a financial hub and a Halal certification centre to better
meet the standards of the Qatari market, Xuan said.
The host affirmed that the State of Qatar prioritises
enhancing trade, investment, and agriculture ties with Vietnam. He wished both
sides would share exchange experience in areas of strength such as energy,
education and training, and agriculture.
They agreed to further improve the
effectiveness of cooperation between investment funds and businesses in
promising areas such as infrastructure, transportation, ports, and renewable
energy.
Vietnam wishes to attract more tourists
from Qatar and the Gulf region in the coming time, Xuan said.
The two leaders also discussed specific
measures to drive collaboration in other potential fields like high-skilled
labour, energy, agriculture, education, green growth, and climate change
mitigation.
According to them, thorough preparations
for the third session of the Vietnam-Qatar Joint Committee should be made to
step up negotiations and signing of bilateral cooperation agreements, thus
completing the legal framework for multi-faceted cooperation between the two
countries.
During a reception for Qatari
Minister of Commerce and Industry Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al
Thani, Xuan proposed that as the Chairman of the Subcommittee
under the Vietnam-Qatar Joint Committee, the minister work closely
with the Vietnamese side to organise the third session of the Joint Committee
as soon as possible to review and strengthen bilateral cooperation in all
areas.
She also suggested that Qatar create
favourable conditions for Vietnamese key export items such as farm produce,
seafood, and apparel to access the Qatari market. Furthermore, she proposed
that Qatar facilitate cooperation between energy enterprises from both
countries in the field of natural gas importation, diversify and expand
investment, and improve the legal framework for bilateral cooperation./.