Mr. Chinh also sought additional fishing licenses for Vietnamese vessels and fishermen to operate in Brunei waters and Brunei's support for Vietnam’s halal food production.

The two leaders committed to efficiently implementing the Vietnam-Brunei Comprehensive Partnership Action Plan until 2027, while increasing exchanges at all levels and promoting people-to-people connections, creating momentum to deepen bilateral ties.

Meeting with his Timor-Leste counterpart Xanana Gusmao the same day, PM Chinh congratulated Timor-Leste on receiving unanimous support from ASEAN leaders for its admission as a new member of the bloc at the 47th ASEAN Summit, scheduled for October.

Vietnam stands ready to share its experience in socio-economic development with Timor-Leste, Mr. Chinh noted.

PM Gusmao thanked Vietnam for supporting Timor-Leste to join ASEAN and insisted that his country attaches special attention to and wishes to further strengthen comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam.