Deputy PM, FM Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan
WVR/VNA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son made several recommendations for Vietnam – Türkiye ties to grow substantively while talking over the phone with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on March 3, 2025.
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| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son made several recommendations for Vietnam – Türkiye ties to grow substantively while talking over the phone with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan. (Photo:Thanh Long) |
Deputy Prime Minister Son affirmed that Türkiye is a leading partner of Vietnam in the Middle East, and noted with satisfaction the recent progress in bilateral relations, especially since Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Türkiye in November 2023, with economic cooperation being a bright spot.
Bilateral trade reached 2.4 billion USD in 2024, rising 10% from the previous year. Meanwhile, Türkiye remains the largest Middle Eastern investor in Vietnam, with its investment totalling 1.74 billion USD last year, surging 75% from 2023, he said.
To ensure increasingly substantive and effective development of bilateral ties, Deputy Prime Minister Son suggested the two sides work together to carry out cooperation priorities, including upgrading the Vietnam – Türkiye relationship; promoting mutual visits at all levels, especially high-level ones; coordinating with and supporting each other at international organisations; and improving the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the Joint Committee and the Political Consultation.
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| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (centre) at the phone talks with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on March 3, 2025. (Photo:Thành Long) |
He also took this occasion to convey Prime Minister Chinh’s invitation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the 4th Summit of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G).
For his part, Foreign Minister Fidan stated Türkiye attaches importance to the relationship with Vietnam – its leading partner in Southeast Asia.
Türkiye is promoting efforts to soon complete the upgrade of ties with Vietnam in the time ahead, he said, adding it also wishes to enhance cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Highly valuing Vietnam’s efforts to organise the P4G Summit, the Turkish Foreign Minister expressed his belief that the event will be a success, demonstrating the country’s strong commitment to joining hands with the international community to foster green growth, fight climate change, and develop sustainably.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
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