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Vietnam most important partner of Poland in SE Asia: FM Zbigniew Rau
Poland wishes to foster multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, the most significant partner of Poland in Southeast Asia, visiting Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau has stressed in Hanoi.
Minister Rau was speaking during his talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday, as part of his two-day visit, starting a day earlier, to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.
Rau said he is impressed with Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements and stated that Poland wants to expand its comprehensive cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, especially in areas where Poland has strengths, such as smart city building, green technology, environmental protection, and information technology.
He emphasized in the presence of PM Chinh that Poland regards Vietnam as its most vital partner in Southeast Asia.
The guest and host exchanged views on a number of measures to beef up cooperation in education and training, science and technology, culture, tourism, and agriculture.
PM Chinh told Minister Rau that Vietnam wishes to deepen its multifaceted cooperation with Poland, its traditional friend and partner in Central and Eastern Europe.
The host said that Vietnam encourages Polish investors to step up investment in the fields of pharmaceuticals, food processing, and manufacturing in the country.
He suggested that Poland soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement, which he said will facilitate equal and mutually beneficial investment cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnamese government chief also proposed that Poland urge the European Commission to soon remove the ‘yellow card’ warning for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on Vietnamese seafood products.
Such removal will not only ensure livelihoods for workers in the Vietnamese fishery industry, but also serves the interests of both Polish and EU consumers, Chinh stressed, citing the fact that the EU was once among Vietnam’s leading seafood export markets before the imposition of the warning.
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| This image shows a meeting between the Polish delegation (L) led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and their Vietnamese counterpart headed by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on March 16, 2023. Photo: Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
The PM requested Poland to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to further penetrate into the Polish market.
Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two countries’ economic and trade cooperation has been thriving, with annual bilateral trade standing at a high level of over US$2.5 billion in both 2021 and 2022, Chinh said.
The PM expressed thanks for Poland’s donation of nearly 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and eight metric tons of medical equipment to Vietnam during the pandemic that started hitting the country in early 2020.
Chinh also thanked the Polish government for its support for the Vietnamese community in Poland, as well as for the Vietnamese citizens who have been evacuated from Ukraine to Poland since the war there erupted in February last year.
The host and guest agreed that both countries would continue mutual cooperation and coordination at multilateral and regional forums.
Regarding the East Vietnam Sea issue, they laid emphasis on the importance of ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the maritime area, while agreeing to settle disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Earlier on Thursday, Rau had talks with Foreign Minister Son, saying Vietnam is one of Poland’s most potential markets in Southeast Asia.
The Polish diplomat suggested that Vietnam create more favorable conditions for some Polish products, such as beef, poultry, and blueberries, to enter the Vietnamese market.
The two ministers agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields including education and training, agriculture, natural resources, environment, culture, tourism, health, labor, information technology, communication, and monument restoration.
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Poland wishes to foster multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, the most significant partner of Poland in Southeast Asia, visiting Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau has stressed in Hanoi.
Minister Rau was speaking during his talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday, as part of his two-day visit, starting a day earlier, to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.
Rau said he is impressed with Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements and stated that Poland wants to expand its comprehensive cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, especially in areas where Poland has strengths, such as smart city building, green technology, environmental protection, and information technology.
He emphasized in the presence of PM Chinh that Poland regards Vietnam as its most vital partner in Southeast Asia.
The guest and host exchanged views on a number of measures to beef up cooperation in education and training, science and technology, culture, tourism, and agriculture.
PM Chinh told Minister Rau that Vietnam wishes to deepen its multifaceted cooperation with Poland, its traditional friend and partner in Central and Eastern Europe.
The host said that Vietnam encourages Polish investors to step up investment in the fields of pharmaceuticals, food processing, and manufacturing in the country.
He suggested that Poland soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement, which he said will facilitate equal and mutually beneficial investment cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnamese government chief also proposed that Poland urge the European Commission to soon remove the ‘yellow card’ warning for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on Vietnamese seafood products.
Such removal will not only ensure livelihoods for workers in the Vietnamese fishery industry, but also serves the interests of both Polish and EU consumers, Chinh stressed, citing the fact that the EU was once among Vietnam’s leading seafood export markets before the imposition of the warning.
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| This image shows a meeting between the Polish delegation (L) led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and their Vietnamese counterpart headed by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on March 16, 2023. Photo: Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
The PM requested Poland to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to further penetrate into the Polish market.
Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two countries’ economic and trade cooperation has been thriving, with annual bilateral trade standing at a high level of over US$2.5 billion in both 2021 and 2022, Chinh said.
The PM expressed thanks for Poland’s donation of nearly 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and eight metric tons of medical equipment to Vietnam during the pandemic that started hitting the country in early 2020.
Chinh also thanked the Polish government for its support for the Vietnamese community in Poland, as well as for the Vietnamese citizens who have been evacuated from Ukraine to Poland since the war there erupted in February last year.
The host and guest agreed that both countries would continue mutual cooperation and coordination at multilateral and regional forums.
Regarding the East Vietnam Sea issue, they laid emphasis on the importance of ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the maritime area, while agreeing to settle disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Earlier on Thursday, Rau had talks with Foreign Minister Son, saying Vietnam is one of Poland’s most potential markets in Southeast Asia.
The Polish diplomat suggested that Vietnam create more favorable conditions for some Polish products, such as beef, poultry, and blueberries, to enter the Vietnamese market.
The two ministers agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields including education and training, agriculture, natural resources, environment, culture, tourism, health, labor, information technology, communication, and monument restoration.
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Vietnam has required that China pull its survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10, Coast Guard vessels, and fishing ships from Vietnamese waters, Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Hang affirmed that survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10, Coast Guard vessels, and fishing ships flying Chinese flags had entered Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the East Vietnam Sea.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies have dialogued with the Chinese side many times and conducted measures in line with international and Vietnamese law to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnam.
Vietnam requests that relevant agencies on the Chinese side comply with the common perceptions of the two countries’ leaders, immediately stop all violations, and respect Vietnamese sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
The Southeast Asian country also urged the northern neighbor to strictly implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Vietnam Sea (DOC), maintain peace, cooperation, and development in the maritime area, and contribute to the development of relations between the two countries, the foreign ministry representative added.
The deputy spokeswoman on Thursday also voiced Vietnam’s objection to the China Maritime Safety Administration’s placement of three light buoys in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Vietnam.
She emphasized that “the installation of the light buoys on some features in Truong Sa without Vietnam’s permission is an infringement of the Vietnamese sovereignty over the archipelago, so the move has no legal value.”
Vietnam has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Truong Sa as well as Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos in line with international law, Hang underscored.
Therefore, Vietnam demands that relevant parties not take any action that may complicate the situation but respect Vietnam’s sovereignty, international law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the DOC, and maintain peace, stability, and cooperation in the East Vietnam Sea.
The China Maritime Safety Administration under the Chinese Ministry of Transport on Wednesday announced the placement of three light buoys in Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago.
The Chinese side claimed the installation of the light buoys is to “ensure safety” for vessels in the area.
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| Gaven Reefs in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago is under Vietnam’s sovereignty but it has been illegally occupied and modified by China. Photo: CSIS/AMTI |
China’s act was similar to the move of the Philippines in mid-May.
The Manila administration placed buoys attached with Philippine flags in Vietnam’s Truong Sa.
In response, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at its press conference last Thursday, said Vietnam protests actions that violate Vietnamese sovereignty over the group of islands.
Vietnam always keeps a close watch and has solutions appropriate to international and national law to ensure its legitimate rights and benefits.
Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ delegation of Vietnam, called on countries to ‘walk the talk’ at the 20th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the DOC in the East Vietnam Sea held in northern Quang Ninh Province last Wednesday.
Countries should translate political commitments on issues in the East Vietnam Sea into specific and appropriate acts, Ho noted, stressing the need to handle issues in the waterway on the basis of international law and the UNCLOS.
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