Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets foreign leaders at SCO Summit
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(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held bilateral meetings with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev on Monday, in Tianjin, China, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. (Photo: VNA) |
At the meeting, Mongolian President Khurelsukh called for stronger Vietnam–Mongolia cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, tourism, defense, and security, and effective implementation of signed agreements. Prime Minister Chính suggested focusing cooperation on processing essential minerals and facilitating agricultural trade, while enhancing coordination in regional and global affairs.
In talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif, both leaders agreed to boost high-level exchanges. Sharif expressed hope that Vietnam would serve as a bridge to strengthen Pakistan’s ties with Southeast Asia.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov. (Photo: VNA) |
Meeting with Kyrgyz President Japarov, Prime Minister Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s desire to deepen friendship and mutual support at multilateral forums. Japarov pledged favorable conditions for Vietnam’s investment in mining, construction, and solar energy. The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in trade, culture, education, security, defense, and people-to-people exchanges.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev. (Photo: VNA) |
In his meeting with SCO Secretary-General Yermekbayev, Prime Minister Chinh highlighted Vietnam’s active and responsible participation in SCO activities, which contributes to multilateralism and international law, including the UN Charter. He also proposed enhancing SCO–ASEAN cooperation and expressed hope that SCO would support ASEAN’s central role in shaping the regional architecture.
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