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Vietnam, Brunei agree to push comprehensive partnership

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on January 17 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat.
Vietnam, Brunei agree to push comprehensive partnership ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) meets with Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof in Nha Trang city on January 17 (Photo: VNA)

Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Second Minister of Foreign Affairs ofBrunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, onJanuary 17 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat.

The two expressed their delight at the new development inthe relations between the two countries, especially since the establishment oftheir comprehensive partnership in 2019.

Minh proposed that the two sides continue to closelycoordinate in implementing the outcome of the visit by the Brunei Sultan,towards bringing bilateral trade revenue to 500 million USD in 2025.

The Brunei minister congratulated Vietnam on its recentdevelopment and integration achievements, expressed his belief and pledged tosupport Vietnam to successfully shoulder the roles of the ASEAN Chair 2020 anda non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the 2020-2021term.

The two agreed that Vietnam and Brunei should continuetaking measures so as to accelerate their comprehensive partnership, increasethe exchange of experiences, and coordinate the stances of the ASEAN 2020 Chairand the ASEAN 2021 Chair on international and regional issues, including theconsolidation of the central role of ASEAN in the region, the response totraditional and non-traditional security challenges, the maintenance of peace,stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation, respect to thelaw in the East Sea, the acceleration of the negotiations for an effective andpractical Code of Conduct of the Parties in the East Sea (COC) in line withinternational law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)1982./.
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