President holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of APEC economic leaders' meeting

Meeting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on November  一 七, President Phúc appreciated the Australian government’s decision to increase ODA for Việt Nam by  一 八 per cent to A$ 九 二. 八 million in the  二0 二 二- 二 三 fiscal year.

The Australian PM congratulated Việt Nam over its election to the UN Human Rights Council in the  二0 二 三- 二 五 tenure, saying that he believes Việt Nam will continue to make substantive and effective contribution to the mechanism with its experience from the previous tenure in the council.

He affirmed that Australia attaches importance to strengthening the strategic partnership with Việt Nam, and will coordinate with Việt Nam to celebrate the  五0th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in  二0 二 三.

In another meeting, President Phúc and his French counterpart E妹妹anuel Macron shared the wish to further deepening the Việt Nam-France relations.

Phúc proposed that the two sides increase contact, exchanges and visits, and active discuss cooperation in maritime, rice trade, energy security, national defence and mutual support in coping with natural disasters and epidemics.

For his part, the French President reiterated that he respects Việt Nam’s role and position in Southeast Asia and ASEAN. He wished that the two countries will promote cooperation across all fields in  二0 二 三 when they will mark the  五0th anniversary of diplomatic ties and  一0th year of the bilateral strategic partnership, particularly in green energy, agriculture and defence.  

President Phúc invited the French President to visit Việt Nam.

The Vietnamese President also met with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, with both of them expressing satisfaction at the strong development of the Việt Nam-Canada strategic partnership. The two sides agreed to increase all-level visits towards the  五0th anniversary of diplomatic relations in  二0 二 三.

They also reached consensus on enhancing cooperation in climate change, gender equality, and handling of global challenges such as food security, energy security and cyber security.

President Trudeau invited President Phúc to visit Canada in  二0 二 三.

Talking to Vice President of Peru Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President Phúc welcomed the Peruvian parliament’s ratification of CPTPP, saying that it creates a favourable legal framework for raising bilateral trade in the years to come.

The Peruvian Vice President invited Phúc to visit Peru and attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in  二0 二 四. She said Peru values the effectiveness of investment cooperation between Việt Nam and Peru, and hopes both countries can optimise such mechanisms as APEC, CPTPP, ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance to lift their relations to a new height. — VNS