Adams said the U.K. wants to strengthen the comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam in politics, economy, and national defense and security, in the context of the U.K. adjusting its policy towards the Indo-Pacific. Dung spoke highly of the development of the Vietnam-U.K. strategic partnership, and suggested the U.K. continue to help Vietnam access vaccines supplies and provide the country with medical equipment like ventilators and quick test kits so that Vietnam can quickly stamp out the resurgence of COVID-19. The two sides agreed to step up meetings between their high-ranking leaders, both online and in-person, and soon resume regular delegation exchanges and major cooperation mechanisms such as the strategic defense and security dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level. Regarding economic cooperation, they emphasized the need to closely coordinate to popularize and optimize opportunities generated by the U.K.-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to create …
Việt Nam asks for France’s support in accessing and producing vaccines
Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn yesterday had a phone conversation with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Yves Le Drian. During the phone conversation, Minister Jean Yves Le Drian said he highly appreciated the important developments in the Việt Nam-France strategic partnership, emphasising that Việt Nam is one of the leading partners in French policy within the Indo-Pacific region. The minister agreed to coordinate with Việt Nam in preparing for the upcoming visits of the leaders as well as the organisation of the 12th local cooperation conference between the two countries in 2022. The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership in 2023 are also coming up. Minister Le Drian also said he highly appreciated Việt Nam's achievements in recent years, both in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and socio-economic …
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Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN Committee in Canberra
Participants at the meeting (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Australia) Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh on July 22 chaired a meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Canberra (ACC) to sketch out the committee’s operation plan in the rest of the year. This is the third meeting of the ACC so far this year and the first hosted by Vietnam as the chair of the committee from July to December 2021. Participants agreed that the ACC should continue promoting its role of connecting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the host country and strengthening the strategic partnership between the bloc and Australia in all fields, thus promoting the common interests of the countries and people in Australia. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s complicated developments in the region and the world, ASEAN member countries showed solidarity and cooperation with Australia, and thanked the country for providing support to members of the association. …
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Prime Minister meets UK Secretary of State for Defence
During the meeting, Prime Minister Chinh suggested the UK promote the implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement , encourage its businesses to invest in Vietnam and facilitate Vietnamese goods' access to its market. The Vietnamese government leader called for strengthening cooperation between the two Ministries of Defense at both bilateral and multilateral fora. He proposed that the Government of the UK create conditions for Vietnam to receive vaccines under the COVAX facility and quickly transfer vacine production technology to Vietnam. Ben Wallace affirmed the UK always attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Vietnam. He spoke highly of the southeast Asian nation’s important contributions to the region and the world at large. Wallace said the UK Ministry of Defense is ready to work closely with its Vietnamese counterpart in enhancing exchanges, strengthening mutual trust and working together on the basis of mutual benefit. The same day, …
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Singapore, Pacific Alliance conclude FTA talks
In 2019, Singapore's total trade in goods with the Pacific Alliance was 6.1 billion USD, or around a third of its total trade in goods with Latin America. (Source: Straitstimes) Singapore (VNA) – Singapore and the Pacific Alliance (PA) have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement, towards the signing of the deal in late 2021, the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on July 22. The Pacific Alliance, which comprises four Latin American nations of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, is the eighth-largest exporter in the world, with a combined population of 230 million, a per capita gross domestic product of 19,000 USD and annual exports totalling 627 billion USD. It is also the eighth-largest economy worldwide, attracting 56 million tourists, making up 41 percent of the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean, and accounting for 38 percent of its foreign direct investment. In 2019, Singapore's total trade in goods with the PA was 6.1 billion USD, or …
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