Mr. Hung called on the two sides to step up exchanges through various channels and at all levels, including Party diplomacy and parliamentary diplomacy. He urged the effective implementation of existing cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, including political consultations and the Free Trade Council; facilitation of market access for each country’s key products; and stronger cooperation in finance and banking, science and technology, and national defence and security.
He underscored the need to strengthen connectivity in transport, logistics and supply chains, and coordination at multilateral and inter-regional forums, aiming to bring the two economies closer together and promote the role of Vietnam and Chile as gateways linking Southeast Asia and Latin America.
The Chilian Foreign Minister pledged to work closely with the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other Vietnamese partners to translate the bilateral agenda into concrete outcomes. He highlighted the potential for cooperation in agricultural trade, agriculture and high-tech agro-processing, mining and energy transition, science and technology, and education, while calling for the review and advancement of negotiations on cooperation agreements in finance, trade and combating transnational crime.
