Participants at the event (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand PhanChi Thanh said that the 45th anniversary of the bilateral relations provides a chance for both sides to look back on the achievements of the relationshipand sketch out future cooperation orientations.
Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura underlinedthat ideas from experts at the event will help both sides further promote theirpartnership in the future.
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen QuocDung affirmed that the formation of bilateral diplomatic ties 45 years agoopened up a new development era in the relationship between the two countries,especially in politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, tourism, and socio-culture.
Both sides have coordinated closely in multilateral forums,especially the ASEAN, while supporting each other in COVID-19 prevention andcontrol, he said.
For his part, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of ThailandThani Thongphakdi underlined theclose connection between the two countries with regular dialogues and visits atall levels, especially among senior leaders.
He expressed beliefthat with strong determination and joint efforts, Vietnam and Thailand willcomplete the target of 25 billion USD in two-way trade in 2025.
He proposed thebuilding of bilateral partnership on three key pillars of sustainabledevelopment, stable peace and stable future.
Participants at the event reviewed outcomes of the 45-year ties between the twocountries in all fields, underlining their sound political relations and closecoordination at regional and international forums such as the ASEAN, Ayeyawady-ChaoPhraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS), Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) forum, Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) and United Nations.
Vietnam and Thailand set up a strategic partnership in 2013and elevated ties to an intensive strategic partnership in 2019.
Thailand is among the 10 leading foreign investors in Vietnam,and the largest trade partner of Vietnam among ASEAN countries.
Bilateral cooperation in culture and education has received great attention with Thai language now taught in a number of Vietnamese universities,they noted.
They also gave opinions on measures to further bolster theVietnam-Thailand strategic partnership, suggesting increasing meetings at alllevels, sharing experience in all fields, and exploring new collaborationopportunities, especially in technology startup, digital transformation, digital economy,innovation, supply chain formation, COVID-19 vaccine production, and green andsustainable growth.
In the East Sea issue, the two sides should build mechanisms to manage andsettle disputes by peaceful measures on the basis of respect for international law, they said./.
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