Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son talks by phone with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son talks by phone with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

At the phone conversation, Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his delight at the continued positive development of the Vietnam-Canada Comprehensive Partnership. The two countries’ senior leaders maintained contact with flexible forms such as exchanging letters, phone calls and most recently, the meeting between the two Prime Ministers on the sidelines of the COP-26 Summit in the UK.

In 2021, the two countries’ bilateral trade turnover will exceed 6 billion USD, up 19% compared to 2020. In January 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the Ministry of International Trade, export promotion, economic development and economic development. Canadian small businesses signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the Vietnam – Canada Joint Economic Committee.

Education and training cooperation between the two countries was also promoted through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on promoting educational cooperation opportunities and bilateral exchanges between the Ministry of Education and Training and the Government of British Columbia in May. 11/2021.

In the context that the two countries look forward to the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership (2017-2022) and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1973-2023), Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that Vietnam is willing to together with Canada to promote a strong, effective and substantive comprehensive partnership.

Accordingly, Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested the two sides continue to promote high-level visits to each other, soon restart bilateral dialogue mechanisms, make better use of economic cooperation opportunities through CPTPP, asking Canada to continue supporting and opening the market for Vietnamese agricultural products and products, especially seasonal fruits and seafood, promoting cooperation on climate change, and commitments of Vietnam. Nam at COP26, digital transformation, green finance, green growth, sustainability, human resource training and continued close cooperation on regional and international issues…

Minister Bui Thanh Son also suggested that Canada soon recognize Vietnam’s vaccine passport, continue to create conditions for Vietnamese in Canada to stabilize their lives and create a business environment for Vietnamese businesses to do business in Canada. as well as support Vietnamese students to return to Canada to study after the Covid-19 epidemic.

For her part, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly affirmed that Canada attaches importance to its relationship with Vietnam in implementing its foreign policy in the region; Thank you for the cooperation and active support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam in recent years, contributing to strengthening the two countries’ relations.

Minister Melanie Joly also pledged to work closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam to develop and implement practical measures towards the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the relationship. Diplomacy between the two countries.

The two ministers also exchanged views on international and regional situations. Regarding Ukraine, Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance, according to which international disputes and disagreements should be resolved by peaceful means, in accordance with the basic principles of the Constitution. United Nations chapter and international law, especially the principle of respecting the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, ensuring the safety of civilians, including Vietnamese in Ukraine, evacuate out of war zones.

The two Ministers also exchanged views on the East Sea issue, affirming to uphold the observance of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); agreed to continue working closely at regional and international multilateral forums such as the United Nations, APEC, ASEAN, and Francophonie.