State leader meets with President of Peruvian Council of Ministers in Lima
VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong met with President of the Council of Ministers of Peru Gustavo Adriazén in Lima on November 13 afternoon (local time) as part of his official visit to the Latin American country.
Adriazén expressed his elation at welcoming the President and his high- ranking delegation on their official visit to Peru, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-Peru diplomatic ties.
He highlighted that the trip is of historical significance, serving as the driving force to further deepen the bilateral friendship and cooperation in the coming years.
Peru places importance on developing its friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, and expressed his desire for the two countries to share best practices in national governance and the implementation of socio-economic development policies.
Congratulating Peru on assuming the role as the host of APEC 2024, the President of Vietnam said he believes the APEC Economic Leaders' Week will be a great success, further enhancing Peru's role, position, and reputation in both the region and the world.
He assessed that the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Peru has made remarkable progress in recent years, particularly in the areas of trade and investment.
Peru is currently Vietnam's top investment partner and the sixth-largest trading partner in Latin America, while the latter is the former's biggest trading partner in ASEAN. However, he noted that there remains ample room to further expand bilateral cooperation.
Gustavo Adriazén hailed the investment activities of Vietnamese enterprises in Peru, especially the very successful telecommunications project by Vietnam's Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel).
He affirmed his support and commitment to facilitating Viettel's expansion into projects related to digital transformation, digital technology, smart cities, and cybersecurity, which will contribute to Peru's development, and bring long-term benefits to businesses and people of both countries.
The two leaders agreed the fact that both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) provides a solid foundation for strengthening trade and investment cooperation.
They consented to further intensify meetings and visits of senior leaders of Vietnam and Peru, as well as exchanges at various levels in the coming years; and committed to regularly and effectively carrying out dialogue mechanisms on politics-diplomacy and economy-trade to make the bilateral cooperation increasingly practical and effective.
Both sides concurred to actively ramp up collaboration between ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance, and strengthen coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums and international organisations.
Congratulating Vietnam on being chosen to host APEC 2027, Adriazén affirmed his nation’s backing and close coordination with Vietnam to ensure its success.
On this occasion, Cuong conveyed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's regards and invitation to Adriazén to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.
