(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra in San Francisco, the US, on Friday, on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.
 President Vo Van Thuong met Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra in San Francisco, the US, on November 17 while attending the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (Photo: VOV) |
At the meeting, President Thuong affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the ties with Peru and the Latin American region, and always keeps in mind the Peruvian people’s affection and support to Vietnam’s past struggle for national defense and at present national construction.
He emphasized that Vietnam wishes to further strengthen friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries, especially in politics-diplomacy, economy-trade-investment, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange.
He highly appreciated the Peruvian government’s collaboration in and support to Vietnam’s telecommunications and oil and gas projects, wishing that the Peruvian government continues to pay attention to and facilitate Vietnamese enterprises’ market and business expansion in the South American country.
 At the meeting (photo: VOV) |
President Boluarte Zegarra said that both sides need to promote economic-trade cooperation on par with the political-diplomatic ties.
She highly appreciated Vietnam’s projects bringing substantive benefits to both countries, and said the Peruvian government always welcomes and creates favourable for Vietnamese businesses operating in the country.
She proposed Vietnam consider opening its embassy in Lima and sign an agreement on visa exemption for both countries’ citizens.
Thuong highlighted the need to increase contacts and exchange of all-level delegations between the two countries, effectively promote bilateral cooperation mechanisms, especially in economic-trade-investment, bolster coordination, effectively exploit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and soon begin negotiations on agreements on investment protection, and double taxation avoidance, thus facilitating economic-investment cooperation.
President Boluarte Zegarra took the occasion to invite President Thuong to visit Peru and attend the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, while affirming to continue coordinating with Vietnam at UN and international multilateral mechanisms, and promote cooperation with ASEAN.
President Thuong congratulated Peru on its role as host of the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, and affirmed to closely cooperate with Peru towards the success of the APEC year in 2024 in Peru.