(VOVworld) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh
Dung successfully wrapped up an official visit to Ireland last weekend.
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Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung meets Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan (Photo: Le Phuong/ TTXVN) |
Deputy Prime Minister Dung met with Irish President Michael Dabiel
Higgins, Minister of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Michael Creed, and
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan.
Deputy Prime Minister
Dung assured President Higgins that the Vietnamese Government treasures and
wants to bolster its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Ireland.
President Higgins pledged to boost cooperation with Vietnam in renewable
energy, high-tech agriculture, climate change adaption, and other sectors with
strong potential.
During his meeting with Minister Creed,
Deputy PM Dung urged Ireland to support Vietnamese products to penetrate the
Irish and European markets. Minister
Creed said Ireland is eager to strengthen co-operation with Vietnam in dairy,
pharmaceuticals, and meat processing, adding that Ireland will support the EU-Vietnam
relationship.
Meeting with Minister Charles Flanagan, Deputy Prime Minister Dung urged
him to encourage the EU to ratify the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and recognize
Vietnam’s market economy. The two ministers agreed to work together to
identify priorities for co-operation in the 2017-2020 period, and Flanagan
pledged Ireland's assistance to Vietnam in socio-economic development, poverty
reduction, and climate change adaption.