Vietnamese, Maldivian Foreign Ministers hold phone talks
Hanoi (VNA)
– Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks
with Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid on October 9 to discuss bilateral ties and
regional and global issues of shared concern, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Minh spoke highly of
Maldives’ efforts against COVID-19 pandemic and initial success in reopening
its door to international tourists. He thanked the Maldives Government for
creating favourable conditions for flights to carry Vietnamese citizens home in
July.
Shahid congratulated Vietnam on
successfully coping with the pandemic and switching to “new normal” state with positive economic growth. He thanked the Vietnamese Government and people
for providing valuable material and spiritual support for Maldives in the fight
against the pandemic.
The two ministers agreed to make further efforts to
boost substantial and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two nations
to meet expectation of their people.
They pledged to facilitate all-level visits and
people-to-people exchange, step up trade, investment, tourism and coordination
in fields of strength and demand such as maritime and aquaculture.
The Vietnamese leader
affirmed that Vietnam treasures relationship with countries in the Indian
Ocean, including Maldives, evidenced via the hosting of the Indian Ocean
Conference in Hanoi in August 2018.
Both sides vowed to
continue strengthening joint work and mutual support at multilateral forums,
especially at the United Nations on the basis of respecting national
sovereignty and international law, for the benefit of the two countries' people and for
peace, stability and development in the region and the world./.