FM rejoices at Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 12 for the visiting Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Sarun Charoensuwan, who co-chaired the 9th Vietnam-Thailand political consultation.
During the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat hailed the strong and intensive development of the enhanced strategic partnership between Vietnam and Thailand, especially in politics, diplomacy, trade and investment.
He also applauded the efficiency of the political consultation mechanism, while suggesting upholding its role in reviewing and proposing orientations for the implementation of agreements reached by the two countries’ high-ranking leaders as well as their foreign ministries.
The ministries should intensify all-level delegation exchanges, particularly in 2023 to celebrate the 10th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership, Son went on to say.
Both sides should enhance their role as a bridge to push ahead with the materialisation of the action plan aimed at implementing the enhanced strategic partnership in the 2022-2027 period, especially the “Three Connections” initiative that covers supply chain; economies, businesses and localities; and sustainable growth strategies of the two countries, he emphasized.
FM Son also asked the two sides to ramp up cooperation in such new areas as digital economy, green economy and energy transition, while supporting each other at multilateral forums, particularly the United Nations (UN), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Mekong sub-region cooperation.
Sarun, in turn, expressed his wish to welcome Son on a visit to Thailand, and pledged to coordinate with the Vietnamese side to effectively carry out cooperation contents across important areas, including national defence and security, trade, investment, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
The official highlighted Vietnam as an important partner of Thailand in the region, and agreed on the need for the two sides to continue their close coordination in maintaining ASEAN’s solidarity and centrality, and to bolster their cooperation at regional and international mechanisms.
He said apart from major groups and investment projects that are operating effectively in the Southeast Asian nation, more and more Thai enterprises have shown their interest in the Vietnamese market.