Vietnam and Chile facilitate multifaceted cooperation

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, while the Chilean delegation was headed by Secretary General of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alex Wetzig Abdale.

Both sides informed each other about their respective countries' situation and discussed measures to deepen the Vietnam-Chile friendship and comprehensive cooperation as well as ties between the two foreign ministries.

They agreed to continue working closely together to promote the exchange of reciprocal visits, maintain the efficiency of existing cooperation mechanisms, and encourage connectivity between the two countries’ ministries, agencies, localities and businesses.

Exchanging views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, they held the same view that international differences and disputes should be settled via peaceful measures in line with the UN Charter and international law.

As both Vietnam and Chile have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, the two sides pledged to collaborate closely at international organisations and multilateral forums of which they both are members in order to protect legitimate interests of their people and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Receiving the Chilean diplomat on the same day, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his delight at the positive development of the Vietnam-Chile traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership in recent times despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He welcomed the results of the political consultation and said both sides should continue implementing important contents of the bilateral agenda.

The minister also proposed that the two sides effectively uphold existing cooperation mechanisms, encourage their businesses to penetrate the other's markets, make the most of signed bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks, particularly the Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement; and expand new cooperation areas such as climate change response, renewable energy and food security.

For his part, Abdale affirmed Chile always wants to further deepen its traditional friendship and cooperation with Vietnam in politics-diplomacy, economy-trade, culture-education, science-technology, and people-to-people exchanges.

He underscored the importance of cooperation when Chile is in the process of ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and strengthening the development partnership between Chile and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).