Vietnamese NA leader meets with Uruguayan President
VOV.VN - Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has expressed his hope that Uruguay and Vietnam will continue to intensify the exchange of high-level delegations and delegations between ministries and sectors, and expand people-to-people exchanges, thus further deepening bilateral ties in the time ahead.
At a meeting with National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in Montevideo on April 27 (local time), President Lacalle Pou applauded Vietnam's determination to reinforce the bilateral relationship through the organisation of the ongoing visit with the participation of high-ranking leaders of the Party, State, Government, and important political organisations to Uruguay, as well as the practical and effective working schedule.
He highlighted the significance of NA Chairman’s Hue official visit to Uruguay when the two nations are celebrating the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties (August 11, 1993-2023) this year, emphasizing that Vietnam’s achievements during its national construction and development process have contributed to raising Vietnam's position in the region and on the international arena.
The President affirmed that his nation backs multilateralism and is willing to expand relations with partners outside the region in order to diversify economic, trade, and investment relations.
Uruguay is ready to serve as a gateway for Vietnam and ASEAN to access the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR - including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay), thus facilitating business and investment activities of enterprises of both sides, he went on to say.
President Lacalle Pou showed his hope that Vietnam will open its embassy in Montevideo soon and support Uruguay to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the candidacy of Uruguay and the three MERCOSUR member nations to co-host World Cup in 2030.
NA Chairman Hue, in turn, stated that Vietnam always places importance on its friendly relationship and cooperation with Uruguay, and appreciates the solidarity and support of the Uruguayan people for Vietnam during the struggle for national independence and liberation in the past, and the process of national construction and development at present.
The Vietnamese NA leader congratulated the Uruguayan government on its important achievements, especially in economic development, social stability and COVID-19 control, saying that these have contributed to improving the role and position of Uruguay in the region and the world.
He suggested Uruguay continue to support and accelerate the early completion of the internal consultation process among the MERCOSUR members so as to start negotiations on the Vietnam-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement, towards further expanding the bilateral trade to be commensurate with the good political relations between the two countries.
Chairman Hue used this occasion to convey the regards from leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State and Government to President Lacalle Pou, and President Vo Van Thuong’s invitation to the Uruguayan President to visit Vietnam in the time to come.
The two leaders said they are glad to see that the Vietnam-Uruguay relationship has continued to develop fruitfully with cooperation mechanisms being maintained effectively.
The two countries have maintained close coordination and exchanges at important international forums and multilateral organisations around the world, especially the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation, the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), they noted.
They consented to jointly protect the principles and values of multilateralism amid complicated and unpredictable developments in the world, consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical and armed conflicts in some regions of the world.
The same day, NA Chairman Hue received Uruguayan Acting Foreign Minister Nicolás Albertoni.