Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza has affirmed that his country always attaches great importance to and wants to further strengthen the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (Photo: VNA) – Venezuelan Minister
of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza has affirmed that his country always attaches great importance to and wants to
further strengthen the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam.
During his virtual talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs Pham Binh Minh on March 5, Arreaza congratulated Vietnam on the success of the 13th National Party Congress, while praising the Southeast Asian country’s efforts in
fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in maintaining economic growth
momentum.
Minh briefed on Vietnam’s situation and the outstanding outcome of the 13th National Party Congress as well as the country’s COVID-19 response measures and
solutions to promote socio-economic development and ensure social security.
He affirmed that Vietnam supports efforts by the constitutional government of
Venezuela to promote political dialogue on the basis of respecting Venezuela’s
Constitution and aspirations of Venezuelan people, thus gradually solving
difficulties and boosting socio-economic development in the current context.
The two
officials focused their discussion on measures to further enhance the
friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The
two sides agreed to maintain mechanisms to promote cooperation between the two
nations, especially the Vietnam-Venezuela Intergovernmental Committee for
Cooperation and the Political Consultation between the two Ministries of
Foreign Affairs.
They also consented to increase exchanges between ministries,
sectors and businesses, and foster trade and investment ties in areas of mutual
interest such as agriculture, oil and gas, health, commerce, culture, and
sports and tourism.
The two sides pledged to promote people-to-people exchange and operation of friendship
associations.
Vietnam and Venezuela also agreed to enhance the
exchange of views on international and regional issues of shared concern, and work
closely at multilateral forums of which both nations are members./.