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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) received Foreign Minister of the
Philippines Teodoro Lopez Locsin in Hanoi on July 8 (Photo: VNA)
He made the remarks while hosting Foreign Minister of the Philippines Teodoro
Lopez Locsin in Hanoi on July 8.
Minister Teodoro Lopez Locsin said he had successful talks with Foreign Minister
Pham Binh Minh, describing it as an evidence of close relations between the two
countries.
He said the Philippines and Vietnam are the two most dynamic economies in
Southeast Asia so the countries should work harder to clearly show their roles.
Apart from economic ties, the countries should intensify defence and security
cooperation, thus improving their national defence capacity, he said.
He said his country wishes to soon sign an agreement on import and export of
fruits and farm products, considering the deal as the top priority.
For his part, PM Phuc said the two countries have always coordinated well at
international forums.
The two countries’ business communities should boost exchanges to achieve higher
two-way trade, thus benefiting people, he said, also suggesting the enhancement
of cooperation in sea issues, agriculture and energy via organizing more visits
and trade promotion activities.
The PM asserted Vietnam will support the Philippines in working as the
ASEAN-China coordinator in 2019-2021, expecting the Philippines to work closely
with Vietnam during the latter’s ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship and the UN Security
Council’s non-permanent membership in 2020-2021.
PM Phuc highly valued the Philippines’s positive contributions to the
negotiation for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), hoping the country will
continue pushing for the early achievement of the comprehensive, practical and
efficient COC when it is the coordinator of ASEAN-China relations.
Source: VNA
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