(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested both sides increase close coordination to devise effective measures for broader cooperation.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Saint Kitts and Nevis FM Patrice Nisbett.Photo (VGP).
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At a November 20 reception for the visiting Foreign Minister of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Patrice Nisbett, PM Dung hailed the outcome of talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and the Saint Kitts and Nevis diplomat which, he said, will open up a new chapter in bilateral relations.Dung thanked Saint Kitts and Nevis for supporting Vietnam’s candidacy for a position on the UN Human Rights Council and wished that both nations will continue to support each other at international forums, especially at the UN and work together on resolving global issues such as copying with climate change, sea level rise and sharing millennium development goal (MDGs) implementation experiences.
The two nations need to work out mechanisms for fostering cooperation in economics, trade, investment, education-training, Dung said while affirming Vietnam’s willingness to cooperate with Saint Kitts and Nevis in telecommunication and agriculture and help it expand cooperation with ASEAN member countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis FM said his country is keen to broaden cooperation with Vietnam in various fields in the common interests of the two peoples.
He said he hopes Vietnam will share good experiences and models of socio-economic development and poverty reduction and closely coordinate with his country in dealing with global challenges.
Patrice Nisbett also stated that his country is ready to serve as a gateway for Vietnam to expand cooperation with Caribbean nations.