State President Luong Cuong meets New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (Photo: Viet Cuong/VOV)

President Cuong told New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon that Vietnam appreciates and hopes to promote the strategic partnership with New Zealand.

He thanked the New Zealand Government for its 1-million-NZD (nearly 600,000 USD) aid package to help Vietnam recover from typhoon Yagi impacts.

Emphasizing that Vietnam is a priority partner for New Zealand in the region, PM Luxon suggested the two countries elevate their relationship in the near future.

State President Luong Cuong meets Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. (Lam Khanh/VNA)

President Cuong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto agreed to expand economic cooperation to raise the two-way trade to 18 billion USD by 2028, facilitate access for Vietnam's agricultural, aquatic, and Halal products to the Indonesian market, and expedite a rice trading agreement.

Indonesia  acknowledged Vietnam’s efforts to minimize illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. The two sides also agreed to promote fisheries cooperation based on their friendship and mutual benefit.

State President Luong Cuong receives Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) Li Jiachao. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Receiving Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) Li Jiachao, President Cuong reiterated that Vietnam consistently considers developing the friendly neighborliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China the strategic choice and top priority in its foreign policy. 

Vietnam respects and supports the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, the Basic Law, and related regulations of Hong Kong, and supports Hong Kong’s prosperous development, he said.

The two sides agreed to encourage Hong Kong businesses to invest in large-scale infrastructure connectivity, innovation, digital economy, green economy, circular economy, and energy transition in Vietnam.