Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and Argentinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Santiago Andrés Cafiero (Photo: VNA) Whilereceiving the Argentinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, InternationalTrade and Worship, Santiago Andrés Cafiero, inHanoi on July 11, PM Chinh said Vietnam has always treasured and remembered thesolidarity and traditional friendship that the Argentinean people reserved fortheir Vietnamese counterparts in the past struggle for national liberation andthe current cause of national construction, reflected by the ArgentineanGovernment’s donation of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam inNovember 2021.
He expressed his belief that Cafiero’s visit would contribute tostrengthening and developing the Vietnam – Argentina comprehensive partnershipfor the sake of their people and contributing to peace, stability anddevelopment in the two regions and the world as well.
The PM noted with pleasure the fruitful outcomes ofthe talks between the two foreign ministers in the morning of the same day and asked the twosides to closely coordinate with each other to promote high-level visits and meetingsand build plans to organise celebrations for the 50th founding anniversary ofdiplomatic ties (October 25, 1973 – 2023).
He requested the two sides to enhance the efficiency ofexisting cooperation mechanisms such as the Inter-Government Committee for Economic,Trade and Investment Cooperation and the Political Consultation between the twoforeign ministries; and maintain bilateral coordination and mutual support atinternational organisations and multilateral forums, thereby contributing positivelyto dealing with regional and global issues.
PM Chinh spoke highly of the growth of two-way trade whichreached 4.5 billion USD in 2021, adding that Argentina continued to be the thirdbiggest trade partner of Vietnam in Latin America.
He proposed Argentina create favourable conditions forVietnam’s goods to enter the Argentinean market, especiallyagro-forestry-aquatic products, and agreed to Argentina’s proposals on cooperationin energy development and hi-tech agriculture.
The government leader also suggested Argentina, whichhas advantages in science and technology, to increase technical assistance,technology transfer and share its experience with Vietnam in sustainableagricultural development, ensuring energy security, energy transition inresponse to climate change, and digital transformation.
The two countries should also step up cooperation inthe fields of culture – sports, security – defence and people-to-people exchange,he added.
Cafiero congratulated Vietnam on its great achievementsin the renewal process and the fight against COVID-19, and expressed his beliefin the country’s post-pandemic socio-economic recovery and developmentprogramme, thus maintaining macroeconomy and ensuring social security and sustainabledevelopment.
He affirmed that the Argentinean Government attachesgreat importance to Vietnam’s growing role and position in the region and the world,and wants to bring the bilateral comprehensive partnership to a new height.
The minister also pledged to urge Argentinean ministriesand sectors to coordinate with the Vietnamese side to concretise PM Chinh’sproposals, thereby making the bilateral friendship and multifaceted cooperationmore practical and effective, towards building a strategic partnership in the spheresof energy and agriculture./.
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