President holds bilateral meetings with Mongolian, European leaders in New York

Meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel, President Phúc affirmed that the European Union (EU) is one of the leading partners in Việt Nam’s foreign policy, underlining Việt Nam’s hope to further deepen ties with the EU.

He thanked the EU for its assistance to Việt Nam in responding to COVID- 一 九. Noting that the pandemic is developing in a complex manner in the country, President Phúc said he hoped that the EU will continue to support Việt Nam in accessing vaccine sources, treatment medicines and medical supplies.

The two leaders highly valued the bilateral economic partnership, describing it as a bright sport in Việt Nam-EU relations. They agreed to resume the exchange of delegations and high-level meetings soon, while optimising the efficiency of existing cooperation and dialogue mechanisms, and seeking measures to further promote bilateral relations.

President Phúc proposed the EU urge its member nations to promptly complete procedures to ratify the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

The Vietnamese leader also suggested leaders of the countries to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese co妹妹unities to effectively integrate in the host societies and make contributions to the development of the host nations, and help promote connections between Việt Nam and the countries where they live.

President Phúc and the foreign leaders also discussed the regional and international situation as well as the significance of building an efficient multilateral system with the UN as the core, aiming to respond to diverse and complicated global challenges as, fight abuse of power, promote the observance of international law, and ensure security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in seas, including the South China Sea (called East Sea in Việt Nam). — VNS