Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (r) receives Chilean Ambassador Jaime Chomali Garib in Hà Nội on Tuesday. -VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Chile and Canada in Hà Nội on Tuesday. Meeting with Chilean Ambassador Jaime Chomali Garib, the Government leader urged Việt Nam and Chile to promote trade ties as they had substantial potential for collaboration in this field. Ministries, agencies and businesses from the two countries should study each other’s markets, he suggested. Talking about Chile’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-Operation (APEC) forum in 2019, PM Phúc pledged that Việt Nam would actively support the country in organising the event and asked Chile to arrange bilateral meetings on the occasion of the forum. Việt Nam wanted to maintain the operation of the free trade council mechanism in order to make use of co-operation opportunities, he said, noting that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which had come into force recently, would help both countries participate deeper in the global value chain. Jaime Chomali Garib highlighted the strong development of the Việt Nam-Chile relationship, especially after they became APEC members. With its foreign policy focusing on Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, Chile had registered to become a partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said, calling for Việt Nam’s support in this regard. The diplomat also expressed his hope that Việt Nam would participate constructively in the international conference on climate change… [Read full story]
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