Vietnam, Philippines look to ratchet up cooperation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to soon conduct a meeting of the two countries’ Joint Committee to ratchet up their cooperative ties.

Sunday, April 30, 2017 14:43

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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) meets with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Photo: VNA)

Manila (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to soonconduct a meeting of the two countries’ Joint Committee to ratchet up theircooperative ties.

They had a bilateral meeting in Manila on April 29 on the margin of the 30thASEAN Summit.

The two leaders expressed their pleasure at thegrowing strategic partnership over the past time and agreed to increase all-leveldelegation exchange.
President Duterte said he attaches greatimportance to the friendship with Vietnam and welcomes President Tran Dai Quangto pay an official visit to the Philippines in 2017.

He thanked Vietnam for its readiness to providerice for the Philippines in the long run.

The President said he will spare no effort topush the completion of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) with practicaland feasible contents in line with international law.

PM Phuc took this occasion to invite PresidentDuterte to join the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting 2017 in Vietnam as Chair ofASEAN, and hoped the Philippines will support Vietnam’s initiatives proposedfor the APEC Year 2017.

He also thanked President Duterte for releasing17 Vietnamese fishermen in November 2016.

On April 29 evening, the PM left Manila to wrapup his trip to the Philippines where he partook in the 30th ASEAN Summit fromApril 28-29 at the invitation of President Duterte. - VNA

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