Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc holds phone talks with Chilean President Sebastian Piñera (Photo: VNA) PM Phuc said that the bilateral relations have enjoyedstrong development steps after 50 years, affirming that Vietnam hopes tocontinue deepening the relationship between the two countries, especially ineconomy, trade and investment.
President Piñerasaid Chile attaches importance to its traditional relationship with Vietnam,and appreciated the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to cope with the COVID-19pandemic and maintain economic growth.
The two leaders agreed on several measures to intensify the traditionalfriendship and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Chile in thecoming time, including maintaining the regular exchange of high-leveldelegations, carrying out cooperative mechanisms effectively and frequently,and boosting multilateral and inter-regional trade cooperation frameworks inthe context of the global economy and trade seriously affected by the pandemic.
They reached consensus on strengthening connectivity betweenministries, sectors, localities and enterprises of both nations to bring intofull play opportunities brought in by the Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement,which came into effect in January 2014, and work to implement the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after Chile completesits approval process.
Both leaders consented to coordinate closely in carrying outactivities to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomaticties in 2021, as well as cooperating with and supporting each other atinternational organisations and multilateral forums, thus helping to intensifythe relationship between ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance as well as to ensure peace,stability, cooperation and development in the two regions./.
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