Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Kazakh, Turkmen, Ethiopian leaders
WVR/VNA - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).
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In his meeting with President Tokayev, Prime Minister Chinh affirmed that Kazakh is Vietnam's important partner in Central Asia. He said that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further strengthen the three-decade-long friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan, which leaders and citizens of both nations have nurtured.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. (Photo: Nhat Bac/VGP) |
Both leaders agreed to increase the exchange of all-level delegations, promote economic-trade-investment ties to lift two-way trade, and foster cooperation in transport, aviation, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
President Tokayev asked Prime Minister Chinh to congratulate newly-elected State President Luong Cuong. He expressed his wish to welcome Party General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong to Kazakhstan soon. He thanked the Vietnamese government and people for their warm welcome during his visit in August 2023 and reiterated his good impressions of the land and people of Vietnam.
Engaging with President Berdimuhamedow, Prime Minister Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Turkmenistan and wishes to deepen collaboration with the country in all fields, especially in enhancing all-level exchanges and contacts, trade and investment, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
The President of Turkmenistan spoke highly of the role and position of Vietnam and the country's achievements in its reform and development efforts. He agreed on the need to implement measures to promote the traditional relationship between the two countries in the future, particularly by enhancing delegation exchanges and high-level contacts and exploring solutions to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. In his conversation with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, the Vietnamese leader noted Vietnam’s eagerness to cultivate comprehensive cooperation with Ethiopia further, one of its important partners in Africa. He also proposed stronger coordination in such promising areas as trade, investment, and agriculture.
Abiy Ahmed affirmed that his country treasured its relationship with Vietnam and expressed his admiration for Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements. He acknowledged Vietnam's position and role on the international stage and agreed that both sides need to enhance bilateral cooperation shortly. He also expressed a desire to welcome high-ranking Vietnamese leaders in Ethiopia soon.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Chinh and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, and Turkmenistan shared views on global and regional issues of mutual concern, pledging to increase consultations and coordination at global and regional forums.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
