Vietnam treasures friendship, comprehensive cooperation with Czech Republic: FM
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam wishes to further cooperation with the Czech Republic in the future, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son during his meetings with the President of the Senate Milos Vystricil and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavsky over the past two days.
 Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) and his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky at a press conference after their talks (Photo: VNA) |
Czech leaders affirmed that Vietnam is the Czech's most important partner in Southeast Asia. They praised Vietnam's growing international status.
The two sides agreed to effectively take advantage of the opportunities of the EVFTA, create favorable conditions to increase exports, strengthen the performance of the Intergovernmental Committee on Economic Cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic and create favorable conditions for businesses.
The Czech government affirmed its support for the EU to soon remove the IUU yellow card for seafood exports from Vietnam.
Regarding the East Sea issue, the two sides shared their stance in favor of settling disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law and the United Nations Charter, and respecting the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. (UNCLOS).