Czech Republic applauds Vietnam's role at and contributions to multilateral forums
VOV.VN - Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavsky noted his appreciation for Vietnam's role at and contributions to multilateral forums at a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the European country Duong Hoai Nam who paid him a courtesy visit.
The Czech Republic always regards Vietnam as a significant partner in its overall foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asia, Lipavsky said, while underlining the need for the two countries to boost coordination and mutual support at international and regional forums, particularly in promoting relations between ASEAN and the European Union (EU), including the Czech Republic, as well as cooperation within the framework of the UN and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
Towards 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Czech Republic (1950-2025), he highlighted this as a significant milestone for both sides to deepen cooperation across a variety of fields, especially in politics, economy, trade, and investment, through effectively implementing the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU- Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), thus contributing to taking bilateral relations to new heights.
Ambassador Nam said Vietnam always places importance on and desires to further deepen the traditional friendship and all-around cooperation between the two countries.
He stressed the importance for the two nations to maintain delegation exchanges at all levels, thus consolidating political trust and mutual understanding, and strengthening the bilateral relations in a deep, comprehensive, substantive, and effective manner.
There is ample room for bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of economy, trade, defence, renewable energy development, digital transformation, mining, education, labour, and tourism, suggesting the two sides promptly sign agreements to create a legal framework for promoting cooperation in these areas, Nam added.
The Vietnamese diplomat asked for Minister Lipavsky's attention to facilitating the issuance of visas for Vietnamese citizens, especially students and workers as a contribution to intensifying people-to-people exchanges and the traditional friendship between the two nations.
