(VOVworld) - Vietnam and Bulgaria issued a joint communiqué on the outcomes of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s official visit to Bulgaria from June 4-6.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov (Source: VNA) |
Bulgarian leaders reaffirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of Bulgaria in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific and highly valued the impressive achievements of Vietnam in the social-economic development and international integration. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised the important accomplishments of Bulgaria in national aspect and as a full-fledged member of the European Union and reasserted that Vietnam has always treasured the relations with traditional friends, including Bulgaria.
The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed their willingness to encourage and facilitate agencies and businesses of both countries to cooperate and to do business in areas where both sides have strengths and demands, including transport infrastructure, irrigation, raw materials for the textile and garment industry, power and renewable energy, energy security and energy efficiency, chemicals and pharmaceutical products, information technology, bio-technology, aquaculture, post-harvest processing, tobacco processing, sustainable tourism, and preservation and restoration of relics. The two sides emphasized that they would continue to create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian citizens living in Vietnam in promoting their role as the bridge connecting both countries and peoples.
The two sides committed to further strengthen cooperation at the United Nations, including mutual support of candidatures, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), EU – ASEAN cooperation mechanisms as well as at other international organizations and forums.
Bulgaria reaffirmed its continued support, as an EU Member State and within the European framework, for the EU and Vietnam to strengthen relations, the completion of the ratification of the EU – Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA). Vietnam expressed its readiness to act as a bridge to facilitate Bulgaria to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN as well as with the Asia-Pacific region.
Highlighting the central role of the United Nations the two Prime Ministers reiterated the position that all international and regional disputes must be settled by peaceful means in conformity with international law, avoiding unilateral acts that escalate tensions, threaten peace, security and stability. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov expressed his belief that the outcomes of the official visit to Bulgaria of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung would contribute to further enhancing friendship and cooperation between Bulgaria and Vietnam.