President Thuong attends state banquet hosted by Italian counterpart
VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his wife attended a state banquet hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter on July 26 evening (local time) as part of State visit to the European nation.
In his speech, the Italian President underlined the need for both sides to step up greater efforts to deepen and diversify bilateral relations in the time ahead.
Recalling the State visit to Italy by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong 10 years ago, when the two countries consented to set up their strategic partnership, the host affirmed that this is an important political framework, helping the bilateral relations gain a lot of achievements today.
In international activities, both Vietnam and Italy base themselves on the values of peace and multilateralism, which are essential to face current and future challenges, from the fight against poverty and food insecurity to migration, from the combat against international crime to climate change, he said, adding that Italy recognizes and greatly values the effectiveness of Vietnam's international activities, especially its contributions to the United Nations' peacekeeping mission.
The Italian President also highlighted Vietnam as an important partner for balance and progress in the Indo-Pacific, to which Italy is paying increasing attention.
In response, Thuong said that over the past five decades, on the solid foundation of friendship, Italy and Vietnam have become each other's increasingly important partner in a multitude of fields, from politics, diplomacy to trade, investment, culture, tourism, and education and training; and had close cooperation at both bilateral and multilateral levels.
At present, in a world of constant movement, with plenty of intertwining opportunities and challenges, bilateral cooperation is expanding continuously towards values and common concerns of the international community.
Referring to the contents of his discussions with President Sergio Mattarella and other Italian leaders, Thuong stated that the two sides have shared the desire and determination to turn the strategic partnership to a new, stronger and more effective page, thus contributing to carrying out the common sustainable development goals, dealing with global issues on the basis of balance and mutual benefit, and exploiting advantages and potential of each country, for the benefits of the two peoples, for peace, cooperation and development in the region and in the world as a whole