Vietnam, Thailand strive to obtain USD25 billion in bilateral trade turnover

At the reception (Photo: VNA)

During the reception, Minister Son appreciated the Thai Embassy for coordinating with Vietnamese ministries, branches and localities to flexibly organize activities celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand, especially the Vietnam – Thailand Gala Night: 45 years of friendship.

Regarding bilateral cooperation, the Vietnamese Minister suggested that the two sides continue to promote the exchange of delegations; continue to promote important cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, including the organization of the 4th Joint Cabinet Meeting co-chaired by the Prime Ministers of the two countries, at an appropriate time.

Regarding multilateral cooperation, the Minister thanked Thailand for supporting Vietnam to successfully assume the role of a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term, affirming that Vietnam supports and will work closely with Thailand to ensure the success of the Thailand APEC Year 2022.

Ambassador Nikorndej Balankura respectfully conveyed the invitation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to invite the Vietnamese Prime Minister to visit Thailand, highly appreciated and suggested the two sides continue to coordinate effectively to implement the achieved results set at the 4th session of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation (November 2021); and agreed to strengthen trade and investment cooperation.

He announced that Thailand is ready to provide COVID-19 vaccine for Vietnam in the near future; and expressed hope that the two countries can soon resume commercial flights to strengthen economic cooperation, trade, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.

He also agreed that the two sides will continue to strengthen cooperation within the framework of ASEAN, as well as in regional organizations of which both sides are members, including ACMECS cooperation./.