The
eighth session of the Vietnam-EU Joint Commission took place in Brussels,
Belgium, on October 10, discussing a new period in bilateral ties.
In a joint press release, the two sides
pledged to fulfil necessary measures as soon as possible to sign a new
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).
At the session, the EU side reaffirmed its
commitment to support Vietnam’s socio-economic development plan as well as its
reform process.
The two sides also discussed ways to eradicate
trade and investment barriers and explored possibilities for the start of
negotiations on a mutually beneficial and comprehensive free trade agreement.
The EU encouraged Vietnam to continue
liberalising its economy amid an unstable global economic situation.
Both sides reaffirmed the importance of
anti-protectionism and implementing their pledge to the World Trade
Organisation.
Vietnam and the EU reviewed progress reached
within the framework of a cooperative sub-committee of the commission on
institutional construction, administrative reform, state management and human
rights issues. They emphasised the significance of the dialogue on human rights
between Vietnam and the EU as an important cooperative channel.
Both sides agreed to promote cooperation in
other fields, including security, nuclear power, chemistry, biology, infectious
diseases, climate change and postgraduate education.
They also recognised the results of the
discussion of the sub-committee on scientific and technological cooperation and
agreed to hold the next meeting of the sub-committee in November.
The two sides discussed regional and
international issues and the EU affirmed its willingness to closely cooperate
with Vietnam to foster cooperation between the EU and the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Vietnam-EU Joint Commission organises
biannual sessions to prepare high-level discussions within the framework of a
cooperative agreement between the European Commission (EC) and Vietnam that was
signed on July 17, 1995.
This was the first time the commission met
since the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was initialled in October,
2010.
VIR/VNA
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