At the meeting, PM Chinh thanked Sultan Bolkiah for sending a message of sympathy and emergency aid to help Vietnam overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi, emphasizing that this is a clear demonstration of the friendship and sharing between the leaders and people of the two countries.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) and Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on October 9 |
The two leaders expressed their satisfaction to see that the Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership has continued to maintain positive development momentum. They agreed to deepen the bilateral relationship in a more practical manner, contributing to building a strong, resilient and sustainable ASEAN Community.
Regarding the focus of cooperation in the coming time, the two leaders agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations; coordinate to effectively deploy bilateral cooperation mechanisms and the Action Program to implement the Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership for the 2023 - 2027 period.
PM Chinh proposed Brunei pay attention and create favorable conditions in licensing Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen to exploit seafood in Brunei; soon extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on the use of the hotline to exchange information to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The Sultan of Brunei affirmed that he will soon arrange a state visit to Vietnam; agreed to further deepen the friendly relations with Vietnam, strengthen cooperation in trade, agriculture, fishery, and oil and gas. The Sultan also highly appreciated that the two countries will soon sign an MoU on cooperation in the field of Halal, agreeing to promote cooperation and participation in the global supply chain of Halal goods and food.
The two leaders also discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, agreeing to maintain solidarity, unity and the central role of ASEAN in the region; ensure peace, stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea (South China Sea) on the basis of international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982; soon achieve an effective and efficient Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including the UNCLOS 1982.
Source: VNA