PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives outgoing Republic of Korea (RoK) Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh-wan in Hanoi, October 7, 2022. (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Park expressed his hope that Vietnam will continue assisting Korean firms in expanding cooperation in different fields such as digital economy, energy transition and climate change response.

PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always treasures relations with the RoK and wants to develop bilateral ties in a more practical manner.

The RoK now ranks first in terms of direct investment, second in ODA provision, and third in trade with Vietnam, he said.

Vietnam will offer all possible support to Korean enterprises in the spirit of harmonising interests and sharing difficulties and risks, the PM noted.

He asked the RoK to continue supporting Vietnam at international forums and ASEAN’s stance on the East Sea issue.