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Vietnam hopes for stronger cooperation with EU: Deputy Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on June 20 received the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Southeast Asia and ASEAN led by its Chairman Daniel Caspary who are paying a visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam hopes for stronger cooperation with EU: Deputy Prime Minister ảnh 1 At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quangon June 20 received the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with theCountries of Southeast Asia and ASEAN led by its Chairman Daniel Caspary whoare paying a visit to Vietnam.

At the meeting, Quang expressed his delight at the profoundand substantive developments in the relationship between Vietnam andthe EU over the past time. Currently, the EU is one of Vietnam's leadingtrade-investment partners. Meanwhile, Vietnam is the EU's largest tradingpartner in ASEAN.

Quang said that he hopes the two sides will continue tocooperate closely, focusing on areas where the EU has advantages and those thatfollow common trends to serve green growth, sustainable development andclimate change response. 

Stronger bilateral cooperation will contribute to promoting theVietnam-EU comprehensive partnership, bring practical benefits to people andbusinesses of both sides as well as actively contribute to maintaining peace,stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world.

Quang called on the EU official and thedelegation to support Vietnam in having the EuropeanCommission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against its seafood exports lifted.

Vietnam hopes for stronger cooperation with EU: Deputy Prime Minister ảnh 2Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Chairman of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Southeast Asia and ASEAN Daniel Caspary. (Photo: VNA)

For his part, Caspary and the delegation appreciated the role and position of Vietnam in the region as well as inthe world.

He said Vietnam is also considered one of the good examplesof achieving outstanding results in poverty reduction, foreign directinvestment attraction, infrastructure development, and its commitment tonet-zero emissions by 2050.

Regarding the removal of the yellow card, Casparynoted that it is an important issue for Vietnam and expressed his hope that theissue will soon have results in line with the expectations of the two sides.

At the meeting, the two sides also discussed regional andinternational issues of common concern, including the East Sea issue and theRussia-Ukraine conflict./.

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