(VOVworld) - Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held bilateral meetings on Thursday with Jonathan Taylor, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Ambassador Zhang Yan, and Dubravka Jlejic Markovic, head of the Croatian delegation, on the sidelines of the ASEM Foreign Ministers Meetings.

Mr. Taylor praised the comprehensive cooperative relations between Vietnam and the EU and said the EIB stands ready to cooperate with Vietnam on climate change and infrastructure, especially the construction of metro lines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Yan affirmed the ASEF’s willingness to partner with Vietnam in implementing activities within ASEM.

Mr. Markovic said Croatia hopes to collaborate with Vietnam in bomb and mine clearance efforts, navy, and peace-keeping missions, and urged the two sides to reach an agreement on double taxation avoidance.