Vietnam promotes cooperation with US and EU
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on July 13 had brief meetings with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the fringes of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta.
At the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the two sides expressed their delight at the positive progress in cooperation between the two countries over the past time, while affirming leaders’ recognition of great importance to the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership.
FM Bui Thanh Son affirmed the country’s willingness to work with the United States to continue deepening the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, on the basis of respect for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions of each other, towards upgrading the relationship when conditions are appropriate.
Blinken greatly appreciated the results of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's phone call with President Joe Biden on March 30, and agreed to coordinate with the Vietnamese side to effectively implement the results of the phone call, especially intensifying visits and contacts between both sides’ senior leaders and carrying out signed cooperation agreements.
The two sides also compared notes on regional and international issues of mutual concern and agreed to boost coordination at regional and international forums in the time ahead.
At the meeting between FM Bui Thanh Son and Joseph Borell, both sides expressed satisfaction at the strong development of the Vietnam - EU Comprehensive Partnership, and agreed to increase contacts and exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level ones, and jointly effectively implement the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested EU member countries soon complete the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and wished the EU will soon consider removing the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing yellow card for Vietnamese seafood.
J. Borrell affirmed that the EU is ready to support Vietnam in the energy transition process, implementing the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) mechanism, towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.