 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar. (Photo: Nhat Bac/VGP) |
PM Chinh spoke highly of the ambassadors and staff's contributions to the success of his recent visits to the three countries, which have created new momentum and breakthroughs in bilateral relations.
The PM noted that in the past two years, he visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia twice and became the first Vietnamese Government leader to visit Qatar in 15 years. The visits reflected Vietnam’s determination to foster substantive, effective and deeper cooperation with these nations for mutual interests and meeting the specific needs of each country.
As Vietnam is set to enter an era of prosperity and civilization, with the Middle Eastern countries being a key focus in its foreign policy, PM Chinh expressed his desire to share a vision and aspirations for national development with them. He suggested mutual learning and cooperation for mutual benefits, aiming to realize national goals and strategies.
PM Chinh asked the ambassadors and embassies to promote the upgrade of Vietnam's relations with Qatar and Saudi Arabia to comprehensive partnerships soon and arrange visits to Vietnam by these countries' leaders.
He called for coordination to establish a joint working group to facilitate the implementation of high-level agreements aimed at making economic, trade, and investment breakthroughs by boosting market access for goods that the two sides are strong at, including agricultural, aquatic, and Halal products.
PM Chinh noted that Vietnam is ready to act as a bridge to help Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia enhance ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Southeast Asian countries.
He expected the three countries will help Vietnam strengthen cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressing his confidence that the ambassadors and embassies will continue to actively contribute to the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and their countries.
Strongly agreeing with the Vietnamese PM, the ambassadors said their countries highly value the significance and outcomes of his recent visits to the three countries, and they are strongly directing the implementation of the deals reached during the trips.
The ambassadors affirmed that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar attach great importance to cooperation with Vietnam, and view it as a gateway to expand ties between ASEAN and the GCC.
They noted cooperation activities between Vietnam and their countries are currently very dynamic, expressing their belief that relations between Vietnam and the three countries will be fostered more strongly and substantively to soon achieve all the goals set by both sides.