FM Bui Thanh Son meets with Irish President Michael D. Higgins
WVR/VNA - President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins has agreed to foster bilateral cooperation and connectivity with Vietnam across spheres, especially economy, people-to-people exchange, and education-training.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son meets with Irish President Michael D. Higgins in Dublin. (Photo: WVR/Nhat Phong) |
On February 28, at the reception for visiting Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, the Irish President lauded Foreign Minister Son's official visit, the first to Ireland by a Vietnamese foreign minister over the past more than 20 years, and expressed his belief that it will contribute to deepening the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Irish President Michael D. Higgins in Dublin. (Photo: WVR/Nhat Phong) |
He congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic achievements over the past time, and affirmed the importance Ireland attaches to Vietnam’s position and role in its strategy towards the Asia-Pacific.
For his part, Foreign Minister Son stressed Vietnam always wishes to enhance the bilateral friendship and multi-faceted cooperation, saying he hopes that through the visit, the two sides will review and set out major orientations and measures to enhance the relationship comprehensively and intensively, for the sake of their people.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son signed a Guest Book. (Photo: WVR/Nhat Phong) |
The Foreign Minister suggested the Irish President support joint efforts in stepping up all-level delegation exchanges and contacts, and raise his voice for the Irish parliament to soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
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| FM Bui Thanh Son meets with Irish President Michael D. Higgins: Overview of the meeting. (Photo: VNA) |
He also expressed his hope for stronger collaboration in education-training, as well as further culture and art exchanges, and connectivity between localities of the two countries.
Foreign Minister Son proposed the host leader continue his support for Vietnam as a priority partner in development cooperation policies in the time ahead, and help the country in human resources development, digital transformation, and high-tech agriculture.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at the meeting with representatives of associations and groups within the Vietnamese community in Ireland. (Photo: Nhat Phong) |
Expressing his delight at the strong, intensive, and extensive development of the Vietnam-Ireland cooperation, Irish President Higgins agreed with Foreign Minister Son’s proposals to enhance coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums, settle conflicts and disputes by peaceful measures in line with the United Nations Charter and international law, and cope with global challenges like climate change and food security, for sustainable development in each country, and for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world at large.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son takes a group photo with representatives of associations and groups within the Vietnamese community in Ireland. (Photo: Nhat Phong) |
On this occasion, the Irish President commended contributions by the Vietnamese community in Ireland to the country, and pledged to create favourable conditions for them to further integrate into the host society, study and work there, serving as a bridge in the bilateral friendship.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
