Foreign Minister meets Thai, Malaysian counterparts in Luang Phrabang, Laos
WVR/VNA - On January 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Luang Phrabang, Laos on the occasion of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara in Luang Phrabang, Laos on the occasion of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa) |
At Foreign Minister Son’s meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, the two sides shared the delight at the growth of bilateral relations.
Foreign Minister Son spoke highly the outcomes of the Thai official to Vietnam in October 2023, and expressed his belief that the Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Thailand will continue their close cooperation, contributing to promoting collaboration between the two countries across all fields.
The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations and work closely together in important activities, including the Thai Prime Minister’s official visit to Vietnam for the fourth Vietnam-Thailand joint cabinet meeting.
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| At Foreign Minister Son’s meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, the two sides shared the delight at the growth of bilateral relations. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
The Thai Foreign Minister invited Foreign Minister Son to visit Thailand and co-chair the fifth Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation in April.
At the meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan, Foreign Minister Son affirmed that Vietnam wants to further promote the strategic partnership with Malaysia.
The two Foreign Ministers concurred to continue to collaborate in implementing cooperation content agreed by the senior leaders of the two countries, which are stated in the action programme to implement the bilateral strategic partnership in the 2021-2025 period, as well as the outcomes of the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-Malaysia Joint Committee.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Luang Phrabang, Laos on the occasion of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa) |
The Malaysian Foreign Minister agreed to coordinate with the Vietnamese side to organise high-level visits by senior leaders of the two countries in the coming time, and pledged to support Vietnam to develop the Halal industry and provide better conditions for Vietnamese agricultural and Halal products to be sold in the Malaysian market. He also showed support for Vietnam’s efforts to remove the European Commission’s “yellow card” against Vietnamese seafood exports.
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| Overview of the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa) |
The two sides agreed to cooperate with and assist Laos in performing the role of ASEAN Chair in 2024, and foster intra-bloc solidarity for peace and prosperity in the region.
The Malaysian Foreign Minister acknowledged Vietnam’s idea to host a ASEAN future forum on fast, sustainable and people-centred development in April, saying that he will forward Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s invitation to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to attend the event.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
