Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son shakes hands with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Photo: Nguyen Hong/baoquocte.vn

Both sides agreed to continue working closely together to facilitate the exchange of delegations at all levels, foster cooperation in vocational training, culture and art as well as in new areas such as green transformation and digital transformation.

Schallenberg said that Austria will soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), which will further boost bilateral economic and investment relations.

The two ministers also discussed global and regional issues of shared concern.