Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has discussed further cooperation for bilateral ties and regional free trade agreements with the world’s largest economies at the recently-concluded G20 Summit in Japan.
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Photo: AFP
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Phuc said it was an opportunity to talk about the growing economic ties with the country’s partners, highlighting Vietnam’s willingness to offer favorable conditions for foreign investors and openness in engaging in free-trade markets.
In the meeting with US President Donald Trump, Phuc talked about the bilateral cooperation focus which includes trade and energy (LNG import) while Trump proposed joining hands in coping with falsified origin of products and trade frauds.
In talks with China’s President Xin Jinping (the third meeting between the two over the past seven months), the two leaders affirmed the implementation of agreements signed by the two countries’ leaders before and pledged more exchange visits between senior officials.
Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Canada's PM Justin Trudeau. Photo: VGP
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In the meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two governments’ leaders said they need further efforts for deepened ties in trade, energy, defense, education, culture exchange, tourism, and aviation.
Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera expressed his hope in the meeting with PM Phuc that the two countries should boost the bilateral and multilateral ties, mostly the Pacific Alliance (PA) and the Chile-ASEAN cooperation.
Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and EC President Jean-Claude Juncker. Photo: AFP
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This is the fourth time Vietnam participated in G20 Summit over the past ten years. This year, Vietnam is one of the eight special guests invited by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Accordingly, Vietnam was invited to participate in almost all sessions and contribute to the joint statement at the summit of the group, which accounts for two third of the world’s population and holds 90% of global GDP.
