During their talks in Ottawa on September 25 (local time), Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Canadian counterpart Anita Indira Anand adopted an Action Plan to implement the Vietnam-Canada Strategic Partnership, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
The talks took place in the framework of the State visit to Canada by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam.
The Action Plan aims to translate commitments and orientations reached by high-ranking leaders into specific programs and projects, particularly in priority areas including political and diplomatic affairs, economy and trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, education and training, high-quality human resource development, energy security, the environment, sustainable development, transport, supply chain management and infrastructure, defense and security cooperation, law enforcement and justice, culture and people-to-people exchanges, thereby delivering practical benefits to the people and businesses of the two countries. The two ministers agreed on the need to regularly review and update the Action Plan.
Mr. Trung affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its friendship and cooperation with Canada, stressing the upgrade of bilateral relations to the Strategic Partnership is an important milestone, reflecting growing mutual trust, increasingly aligned common interests and strategic visions, and expanding cooperation potential.
Ms. Anand also said Canada place importance on its Strategic Partnership with Vietnam, emphasizing Canada’s commitment to deepening and making the partnership more substantive and effective.
The officials shared the view that the foreign ministries should play their coordinating role and promote the effective implementation of common perceptions and agreements reached by high-ranking leaders; maintain the momentum of exchanges and contacts at all levels; and enhance coordination among ministries, sectors, localities and businesses of the two countries.
They consented to make greater use of the Deputy Foreign Minister-level Political Consultation mechanism to strengthen cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Global Affairs Canada in implementing outcomes and agreements reached by high-ranking leaders; regularly and effectively implement existing bilateral cooperation mechanisms; and continue discussions and consideration of establishing other strategically significant dialogue mechanisms.
The ministers also exchanged views on regional and international issues of shared concern.
Mr. Trung proposed that Canada step up coordination in multilateral and regional mechanisms, contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and development amid continued complex developments in the international situation.
Ms. Anand affirmed that Vietnam is a key partner for Canada in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Indo-Pacific region, and that Canada will continue to promote cooperation within the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership framework.
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