Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly delivers a speech at the ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Ottawa to mark the fifth anniversary of the Vietnam – Canada Comprehensive Partnership on October 3. (Photo: VNA)Delivering a speech at aceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Ottawa to markthe fifth anniversary of the Vietnam – Canada Comprehensive Partnership, the diplomat further said official visits, online and offline meetings, and phone talksbetween the two governments’ leaders and minsters have provided a strongfoundation for the two countries to further expand bilateral ties and reinforcecommon priorities.
He said the Vietnam – Canada economic linkage, as a driverof the Comprehensive Partnership, should be further stepped up by making themost of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-PacificProgress (CPTPP).
The diplomat urged the two sides to push for a sustainableand reliable supply chain and advance cooperation in science, technology,innovation, green energy, climate change and environment, saying these areaswill help the two nations sustain economic security.
The event gathers Vietnamese and Canadian officials and diplomats. (Photo: VNA)Canada looks forward to Vietnam’s support to become an ASEANstrategic partner, she noted, adding that last year, ASEAN was Canada’s fourthlargest trade partner with bilateral goods exchange reaching 25 billion USD.
Vietnam and Canada established a Comprehensive Partnershipin 2017 during an official visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Vietnam.Since then, the two-way trade has surged by 72.7% and the number of Vietnamesestudents in Canada has been on a rise.
Canada has invested 1.2 billion CAD (0.8 billion USD) in 101projects in Vietnam within their development cooperation.
The two countries will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year./.
VNA
