PM Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz meet the press (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh and his entourage wrapped up their trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)to attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), and an official visit to Türkiye from November 29 to December 3, with all goals achieved, said Deputy Ministerof Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.
The Deputy FM said the participation and contributions of the Vietnamese delegation, especially PM Chinh’s speech atthe World Climate Action Summit within the COP28 framework or chairing of high-levelmultilateral events, have conveyed messages about Vietnam's perspectives andpolicies on socio-economic development and global integration, as outlined inthe documents of the 13th National Party Congress. It was also aspecific step contributing to the implementation of Directive 25 of the PartyCentral Committee's Secretariat on promoting and elevating multilateral externalrelations by 2030, as well as Vietnam's major strategies, initiatives and plansfor climate change response.
Notably, the PM announced a plan to pool resourcesfor the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), whichgarnered high interest and commitments from countries andinternational organisations. The Vietnamese delegation also joined several newmultilateral cooperation initiatives to open up new opportunities and potentialin the areas of energy transition and green growth.
Their trip to the UAE and Türkiye took place at a special time when Vietnamand Türkiye are celebrating the 45th anniversary of theirdiplomatic ties and Vietnam and the UAE are marking the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. Türkiye is now the largestdirect investor in Vietnam from the Middle East, with a total registeredcapital of roughly 1 billion USD. Meanwhile, the UAE is Vietnam's largest tradepartner in the region, with two-way trade estimated at 8.7 billion USD lastyear, Viet said.
PM Chinh had a busyschedule, with over 20 activities in Türkiye and 30 others in theUAE, achieving tangible results in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks. Ministries,agencies and localities conducted dozens of important activities with partnersin the two countries.
The Vietnamese ministries,agencies, localities and businesses signed 31 important cooperation agreementswith partners from the UAE, Türkiye and otherinternational partners in the fields of security, agriculture, civil aviation,human resources, digital transformation and seaports, contributing to refiningthe legal framework for future cooperation.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet (Photo: VNA)
Viet said during meetings, partners praised Vietnam'ssocio-economic achievements, highlighting the country's position, role andpositive contributions to international cooperation in dealing with climatecrisis. Many countries affirmed their support and commitment to collaboratewith Vietnam in energy transition, improving adaptive capacity, therebycontributing to promoting Vietnam's green growth efforts and, more broadly,supporting the global community.
During bilateral meetings, leadersfrom Türkiye and the UAE spoke highly of the PM andthe Vietnamese delegation's practical and effective visits and activities, describingVietnam as a top partner holding a particularly important position in ASEAN.They expressed their wish to boost friendly and all-around ties with Vietnam in allareas, especially in trade, investment, sci-tech, aviation and human resourcesdevelopment.
For partners in the Middle East, the PM’s two visits to theregion within a span of two months have sent a message about Vietnam's interestand priority to developing relations with these promising partners. The MiddleEast is not only a potential market for the expansion of economic cooperation and export of Vietnamese goods but also a source of significant investment from major corporationsand investment funds, he added./.
