President receives EU ambassadors, chargés d’affaires
(VOVWORLD) - Relations between Vietnam and EU countries are growing well on the basis of their good friendship and the strengths and demand of each country, President To Lam said at a reception for the ambassador of the European Union (EU) and ambassadors and chargés d’affaires of EU member countries in Hanoi on Friday.
 President To Lam and EU representatives in Vietnam, Hanoi, June 7, 2024. (Photo: VNA) |
President Lam President noted that the EU and its member countries are important partners of Vietnam.
He called on the ambassadors to push the remaining EU countries to ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA); and help Vietnam get the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing removed.
EU Ambassador Julien Guerrier said Vietnam is one of the important partners of the bloc in the Asia-Pacific region.
The EU hopes to foster trade and investment ties with Vietnam and considers bilateral cooperation a model for its collaboration with other developing countries in the world, he said, adding that the EU wishes to assist Vietnam to achieve the national development targets for 2045 and net zero emissions by 2050.
Regarding the East Sea issue, the two sides affirmed the continued strong support for the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), helping guarantee security, safety, and freedom of navigation and consolidate peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.