(PLO) – After the end of the talks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Lula da Silva approved a joint statement on their visit, witnessing the signing of a number of cooperation documents between the two countries.
On the morning of September 25, within the framework of his official visit to Brazil, after the official welcoming ceremony, in an atmosphere of openness, trust, sincerity, and substance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da. Silva.
At the talks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasized the important significance of the visit in the context of the two countries aiming to celebrate the 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations (May 8, 1989 – May 8, 2019). 2024) and 16 years of establishing a comprehensive partnership (2007-2023). He believes that the visit will contribute to bringing the traditional friendship and good cooperation between the two countries to a new level in the coming time, positively contributing to peace, stability and development in the two regions. and around the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed that Vietnam values relations with Brazil, a leading important partner of Vietnam in Latin America. At the same time, Brazil is requested to create conditions to increase the import of Vietnamese products, contributing to balancing the trade balance between the two countries.
The two countries’ trade turnover maintains steady growth with two-way turnover in 2022 reaching nearly 6.8 billion USD and the first six months of 2023 reaching nearly 3.3 billion USD.
The two sides agreed to continue promoting the start of negotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR); agreed to promote exchanges to soon reach an agreement on Brazil’s recognition of Vietnam’s market economy status. The two sides agreed to promote the signing of an agreement to avoid double taxation.
The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of defense and security through promoting negotiation, signing and effective implementation of related cooperation agreements; coordinate in multilateral mechanisms and activities that both sides participate in.
The two sides agreed to continue promoting cooperation in new areas of cooperation that both sides are interested in. Agree to promote cooperation in the fields of preventing and combating transnational crime, sports, football, innovation, digital transformation, green development, renewable energy, climate change response, and natural resources. biological materials, conservation of tropical forest ecosystems and biodiversity, cooperation in protecting the Mekong – Amazon River ecosystem.
Discussing multilateral and regional cooperation, the two sides highly appreciated the two countries’ regular coordination, cooperation and support for each other at international organizations and multilateral forums such as the United Nations and the Air Movement. connectivity, South-South Cooperation, Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)….
The two sides agreed that international disagreements and disputes between relevant parties should be resolved by peaceful means, without the use of force or threat of force, and respect for international law and the Constitution. United Nations chapter.
The Brazilian side supports the importance of peacefully resolving disputes in the East Sea on the basis of international law, including UNCLOS 1982, ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea. .
At the end of the talks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Lula da Silva approved a joint statement on the visit, and also witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents between the two countries and had a meeting with the press afterward. there.
(PLO) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the working spirit of the officers and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil for still trying to complete their tasks well, promoting increasingly better relations between the two countries.
VNA
