Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s tour of Belgium, the EU,
Italy and the UK from January 17-24 has created strong momentums for Vietnam to
foster its comprehensive relations with important partners in Europe.
Hoang Binh Quan, member of the
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the committee’s
Commission for External Relations, made the remarks in his interview granted to
the reporters on the outcomes of the trip.
The visit, the first to West
European nations by Trong as General Secretary of the CPV , is in line with the
Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,
cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralisation of
international relations, he stressed. It also affirms the country’s policy of
strengthening relations with the EU and countries of importance in Europe .
The visit took place at a
significant time when Vietnam and its European partners are celebrating the 40
th anniversary of their bilateral diplomatic ties, he added.
Quan said that the European
countries gave the Vietnamese delegation a warm welcome, reflecting the
importance they attach to Vietnam’s role and position and the leadership of the
CPV as well as their wish to boost practical and comprehensive relations with
Vietnam.
All the talks and meetings took
place in an open, straightforward and result-oriented manner, he noted.
The visit also offered a chance
for the European partners to understand more about Vietnam and its renewal
achievements and foreign policy, thus increasing understanding and winning the
partners’ cooperation and support.
The official noted that during
the visit, Vietnam upgraded its cooperation with Italy to a strategic
partnership, while achieving agreement on measures to strengthen its strategic
partnership with the UK , boosting multi-faceted ties with Belgium and
deepening the cooperation with the EU. The Party General Secretary also had a
meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in the spirit of frankness and mutual
understanding.
Trong and the leaders of the host
countries agreed to strengthen political ties as a foundation for developing
their long-term relations in all aspects, especially economics, trade and
investment. They agreed to increase dialogues and maintain high-ranking
meetings and the exchange of delegations at all levels.
In other fields such as
economics, trade, investment, education-training, defence-security, and
culture, the Party chief witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation
agreements, plans and programmes.
Trong and the leaders of the
European countries also discussed regional and international issues of common
concern, including the East Sea issue.
The Vietnamese side received the
sympathy and support of the EU and the three countries for its stance of
solving the disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means on the basis of
international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS) and in the spirit of the Declaration on Conduct of the Parties in the
East Sea (DOC) towards the early conclusion of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the
East Sea.
The leaders agreed to continue
cooperation and coordination at multilateral forums and spent much time
discussing measures to boost the ASEAN-EU ties. They emphasised the role of
Vietnam as a coordinator of ASEAN-EU relations, serving as a bridge for
promoting the relations between the two important regions of the world.
They also debated measures to
protect peace and boost development in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific.
Regarding measures to realise the
outcomes of the visit, Quan emphasised the need to carry out the key
cooperation contents defined by Vietnam and its partners during the visit.
In the coming time, Vietnam will
also boost relations between the CPV and political parties in the European
countries, he added.-
VNS
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