Vietnamese Prime Minister meets with Turkish President in Russia

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time) within the framework of his trip to Russia for attendance at the expanded BRICS Summit.
Vietnamese PM meets with Turkish President in Russia
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time). (Source: VNA)

The Vietnamese Government leader recalled his good impressions of the nation and people of Türkiye during his official visit in November 2023.

He congratulated Türkiye on its recent important socio-economic achievements, and expressed his belief that under the wise leadership of President Erdogan, Türkiye will successfully implement the "Century of Türkiye" vision.

PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to the sound friendship and cooperation with Türkiye, and expressed his hope that Turkish businesses will invest more in Vietnam.

For his part, President Erdogan asked PM Chinh to convey his congratulations to newly-elected State President Luong Cuong, and showed his impressions of Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements.

The President thanked Vietnam for supporting Türkiye to become a sectoral dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). He offered his sympathy to the Government and people of Vietnam over losses caused by Typhoon Yagi.

Both leaders expressed their delight at the progresses in the Vietnam- Türkiye relations, and agreed to increase exchanges and meetings between senior leaders of the two countries to promote and deepen the bilateral ties.

They concurred to foster economic-trade cooperation to match potential of both sides, striving to reach 4 billion USD in two-way trade, while considering forming new frameworks to further facilitate trade and investment, expanding collaboration in other areas, including defence, and facilitating travel activities of citizens of the two countries.

The two leaders discussed a number of regional and international issues of shared concern, including the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, and affirmed to strengthen coordination at regional and international cooperation forums in the coming time.

PM Chinh conveyed State President Cuong’s invitation to the Turkish President to visit Vietnam at an early date. President Erdogan accepted the invitation with pleasure.

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(Source: VNA)