PM Chinh meets RoK President, UN Secretary General in Phnom Penh

During the meeting, the Vietnamese Government leader welcomed the RoK leader's first participation in an ASEAN summit, and extended Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's invitation to visit Vietnam to President Yoon.

He expressed sympathy to the RoK over the tragic incident that happened in Itaewon, Yongsan district of Seoul, on October 29, and thanked the RoK Government for coordinating closely with Vietnam in supporting the family of the Vietnamese victim in the incident.

Both sides showed their elation at the development of the bilateral ties, and agreed to consolidate political trust, intensify the exchange of delegations at all levels, and step up cooperation in digital transformation and green growth.

The Vietnamese cabinet leader suggested the two sides continue to boost their collaboration in economy, investment, trade, and official development assistance (ODA).

He asked for the RoK's support in industrialization and modernization as well as cultural industry development, and continuous assistance for Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese-origin Koreans in the RoK to settle down and make greater contributions to the socio-economic growth of both the RoK and Vietnam.

In response, President Yoon affirmed that his country places great importance on the relations with the ASEAN, including the strategic partnership with Vietnam in its overall Indo-Pacific Strategy.

The RoK is ready to work with Vietnam in areas of its strength and Vietnam’s demand such as digital transformation, cyber security, and biotechnology, he said.

Earlier on November 11, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 

The two leaders were elated to meet again after the UN Secretary General's recent successful visit to Vietnam.

PM said that Vietnam will continue to implement the agreements reached during the visit of the Secretary-General in October, and wishes to continue receiving the support of the United Nations in the monetary and financial policy making process.

The two sides assessed that 2023 will continue to be a difficult year for the world, especially macroeconomic issues such as inflation, exchange rate, interest rate hikes by central banks of many major countries that will have negative impacts on developing countries' economies.

Along with that, the energy crisis, and food crisis are all global issues, requiring coordination between all countries, especially the big ones.

Developing countries must make more efforts to prevent external shocks and improve self-reliance, especially in terms of financial security, energy security, and food security.

The UN chief expressed his satisfaction with Vietnam's contributions to the United Nations as well as the results of the recent visit, and hailed Vietnam's efforts in post- pandemic economic recovery.

The UN Secretary-General also expressed his belief in the bright future of a potential Vietnam with hospitable and dynamic people.