Day: March 11, 2024

Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh have issued a joint press release on the occasion of the latter's official visit to New Zealand. The following is the full text of the joint press release: New Zealand's Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon welcomed Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to New Zealand for his first official visit and constructive bilateral talks on March 11. The Prime Ministers reaffirmed the deep and enduring friendship and Strategic Partnership shared by Vietnam and New Zealand, underpinned by strong people-to-people links and close cooperation in areas of diplomacy, economics, trade and investment, education, labour, science and technology. 'We have built great momentum in our bilateral relationship since the upgrade of our relationship to a Strategic Partnership in 2020. Vietnam is one of New Zealand's key relationships in South East Asia, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and our 14th larges t trading partner. We discussed opportunities to significantly boost annual two-way trade to a new goal of 3 billion USD in 2026 by enhancing our tourism and education flows, as well as removing non-tariff barriers, accelerating trade promotion activities, fully committing to existing FTAs and studying measures to promote greater investment in both directions,' Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. Prime Minister Luxon also announced a new 6.24-million NZD investment in Vietnam's horticulture sector, the 'Vietnam Climate-Smart Fruit Value Chain (VietFruit)' project, delivered through a partnership with the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research to support climate and economic resilience in Vietnam's passionfruit industry, building on the highly successful New Zealand-funded dragon fruit project that preceded it. The Prime Ministers welcomed plans to progress cooperation in the education sector through the new Education Engagement Arrangement focusing on institution-to-institution partnerships in the tertiary sector, innovative education models via digital capability tools, and alumni engagement. 'The New Zealand government is committed to boosting international education and diversifying our international education markets. Prime Minister Chinh and I discussed opportunities for more Vietnamese students to study at our world-class universities,' says Prime Minister Luxon. Prime Minister Chinh's visit will also see New Zealand and Vietnam advancing cooperation across a range of fronts - with new Arrangements also signed on economic and trade cooperation, and finance. High-level defence and police dialogues are also being progressed. Plans were also announced for a bilateral Oceans Dialogue in 2024 on international law, maritime governance, and marine conservation. The Prime Ministers reiterated the two countries' determination to respect international law, including the United Nations Charter and UNCLOS, and their commitment to working together and with other international partners to contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity globally and in the Indo-Pacific, including in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnamese). The Prime Ministers looked forward to the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations next year as an excellent opportunity to expand the relationship into new areas of mutual interest such as the green economy, climate change digital transformation and agri-tech cooperation. 'Vietnam and New Zealand have made excellent progress together on our Action Plan for the period 2021-2024, resulting in significant outcomes in economic and trade initiatives, defence, security, education and labour. Prime Minister Luxon and I have agreed to accelerate the exchange of high-level visits and contacts, and to actively implement cooperation mechanisms as we look forward to elevating our bilateral relations to a higher level in the near future. I am pleased Prime Minister Luxon has accepted my invitation to undertake an official visit to Vietnam at a mutually convenient ti me,' says Prime Minister Chinh./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Wellington: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received President of the New Zealand - Vietnam Friendship Association Roberto Rabel, who is a professor of Victoria University of Wellington, on March 11 on the occasion of his official visit to New Zealand. The Vietnamese leader highlighted the high political trust between the two countries, saying that the two sides share many similarities such as the love for peace, hospitality and sincerity. He thanked the association for organising numerous practical activities, significantly contributing to enhancing the bilateral relationship. Briefing the association's members on his trip's outcomes, PM Chinh emphasised that the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand have developed in a strong, effective, and practical manner across areas, especially in science and technology, education and training, innovation, circular economy, sharing economy, and knowledge economy. The two sides have agreed on orientations to promote the bilateral relations in the coming time, and effectively implement signed agreements, PM Chinh said, stressing the necessity to enhance people-to-people exchanges and foster economic, trade and investment cooperation. He urged the association to continue engaging in practical activities and making significant contributions to boosting people-to-people exchanges as well as cooperation between the two countries, especially in 2025 which marks the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and five years of their Strategic Partnership. PM Chinh suggested the association create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in New Zealand to strongly develop, hoping that the association's members will continue to support Vietnam, especially in sending Vietnamese students to New Zealand for study and research. He also highly valued the election of Pham Thi Ng?c Lan, a Vietnamese-origin woman to the New Zealand Parliament, stating that this demonstrates that there is an appreciation for and no discrimination against Vietnamese p eople. He expressed his hope that more Vietnamese-origin persons would participate in leadership positions in state agencies of New Zealand. The association's members spoke highly of the Vietnamese leader's important visit, showing their belief that the trip would be a success. They also updated the PM on the organisation's activities to contribute to promoting cooperation and strengthening the friendship between the two countries and their people./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: A United Nations staff officer training course kicked off at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on March 11 within the framework of Canada's Military Training and Cooperation Programme (MTCP). Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil co-chaired the opening ceremony. With the participation of 64 lecturers, coordinators, and officers, the course will equip the staff officers with professional knowledge and skills. It is also set to raise Vietnam's capacity for organising intensive international training courses on UN peacekeeping operations and developing a contingent of UN peacekeeping lecturers, and strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Canada and international partners in this regard. In his remarks, Binh highlighted the whole-hearted, valuable support from Canada to Vietnam in the preparation and deployment of forces for UN peacekeepi ng operations over the past 10 years, especially in training. This is the first training of its kind co-organised by Vietnam and Canada, and the fourth intensive international training course on UN peacekeeping jointly held in Vietnam by the two countries, he added. For his part, Steil emphasised the Vietnam-Canada cooperation in peacekeeping with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in 2023, saying the course further demonstrates their growing collaboration in this field./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Wellington: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a policy speech at Victoria University of Wellington on March 11, as part of his official visit to New Zealand. In his speech, Chinh highlighted climate change, diseases, exhaustible resources, aging population, and poverty as the five major challenges the whole world is facing which need a global and universal approach that highlights international solidarity and multilateralism to address, ensuring that no one is left behind. The region and the world are undergoing a period of profound transformation, characterised by rapid, complicated, and unpredictable developments with increasing risks and instability such as strategic competition among powers, he said, adding nowhere are the global changes more evident than in the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean which are the locomotive for global economic recovery and growth, and the world's economic hub that generates almost 60% of the global GDP and accounts for 46% of the international trade. Along with youn g labour force and a network of deep economic linkages with various new-generation and large-scale free trade agreements to which both Vietnam and New Zealand are members, the regions boast innovation capacity and are a pioneer in testing new technologies, the Vietnamese Government leader highlighted. However, besides opportunities, the regions have been a site of intense strategic competition among major powers, posing a high risk of conflicts that could affect countries in the regions and across the globe. Highlighting Vietnam's vision and aspiration, PM Chinh said that the country wishes to join hands with the international community to maintain peace, prevent wars and conflicts, as well as promote sustainable development. As Vietnam is striving to become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030, and a developed and high-income country by 2045, it has identified three fundamental factors, namely building a socialist democracy, building a law-governed socialist state, and building a socialist-oriented market economy, he said, stressing people have been put at the centre and taken as the locomotive for development and Vietnam will not sacrifice social progress and justice and the environment for pure economic growth. Regarding Vietnam's orientations, Chinh said Vietnam is developing an independent, self-reliant, and proactive economy in tandem with extensive, practical and effective international economic integration. He underscored the country's three breakthroughs in institution, human resources and infrastructure development, with focus sharpened on economic restructuring in tandem with the renewal of the growth model and improvement of productivity, quality, effectiveness, and competitive edge. The country is building a progressive culture imbued with national identity, developing education-training and science-technology, ensuring social welfare, and paying due attention to protecting the environment and responding to climate change. He went on to say that Vietnam is c onsolidating and strengthening defence and security, safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and pursuing the 'Four Nos' defence policy. In the meantime, the country is developing a strong and comprehensive ruling Party, pushing ahead the prevention of corruption and other negative phenomena, and implement the great national solidarity policy. Vietnam is pursuing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralisation, he said, adding the country is a good friend, a trustworthy partner and an active and responsible member of the international community. The country is developing its bamboo diplomacy imbued with its cultural tradition and history, he added. According to PM Chinh, after nearly 40 years of "Doi moi" (Renewal), thanks to the sound policies, guidelines, goals, and orientations of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the drastic engagement of the entire political system, the active par ticipation and consensus of people and businesses, as well as the support and assistance of international friends, Vietnam has made great progress, and gained great achievements of historical significance. From a besieged and embargoed country, Vietnam now has relations with 193 countries around the world and set up strategic partnership and comprehensive partnership with 30 nations, including all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, seven members of the Group of Seven (G7), and 16 members of the Group of Twenty (G20). It has also signed 16 free trade agreements (FTAs) with more than 60 countries and is negotiating three others. As the world and regional situation is forecast to change rapidly, complicatedly and unpredictably, Vietnam will continue to identify that there are more difficulties and challenges than opportunities and advantages. Therefore, it is necessary to closely follow reality and have timely, flexible and effective response policies. In particular, Vietnam is rene wing traditional growth drivers such as investment, consumption and export; and strongly promoting new ones such as science - technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transition, circular economy, sharing economy as well as emerging industries and fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor. Vietnam maintains macro-economic stability, controls inflation, promotes growth, and ensures major balances of the economy; while focusing on ensuring social security, environmental protection, and climate change response; consolidating and strengthening national defence and security; and stepping up foreign affairs and international integration so as to create a peaceful and stable environment and favourable conditions for national development, PM Chinh stated. Regarding the Vietnam - New Zealand relations, the PM affirmed that New Zealand is one of Vietnam's leading partners in the region and one of its few strategic partners in the world. To continue making the most of potential and st rengths of both countries, and bringing the bilateral relationship to a new height, it is necessary to promote the strategic value of the Vietnam - New Zealand partnership, to jointly contribute to peace, stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. The two sides must jointly enhance multilateral collaboration and international solidarity; solve disputes and disagreements through dialogue and peaceful means; promote the "win-win cooperation and mutual benefit" mindset instead of the "win-loss" one; and actively cooperate to contribute to the formation of an open, transparent, inclusive regional structure based on international law, in which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a central role. Vietnam hopes to join New Zealand in pioneering efforts to ensure food security, develop clean and green agriculture, and improve capacity to adapt to climate change and other global challenges, PM Chinh stressed, adding that Vietnam is ready to act as a bridge for New Zea land to further strengthen relations with ASEAN and with ASEAN member countries, especially in its role as the coordinator of ASEAN - New Zealand relations for the 2024 - 2027 period. He expressed his hope that New Zealand will help Vietnam strengthen relations with Pacific island countries and international organisations in this region. He proposed the two countries stabilise and strengthen political trust, strategic confidence, and political and diplomatic cooperation; intensify and expand collaboration in all important pillars of the bilateral strategic partnership, including economy - trade - investment, security and defence, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges; and accelerate and make breakthroughs in cooperation in science - technology, innovation, green and digital economic development, environmentally friendly technology transfer, emission reduction, agricultural development, and other emerging technology industries such as AI, semiconductor, and sea-based economy. The government leader also proposed promoting trilateral cooperation models between Vietnam and New Zealand with one or two South Pacific island countries, or between Vietnam, New Zealand and Laos as Laos is the ASEAN Chair in 2024; and strengthening cooperation between ASEAN and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). PM Chinh went on to say that Vietnam will do its best to bring the bilateral relationship to a new height, thus helping each country to firmly safeguard its independence, sovereignty, peace and development, for the benefit of the two peoples, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world. This was the final official activity of PM Chinh during his visit to New Zealand. In the evening of the same day, PM Chinh, his spouse and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation are scheduled to leave New Zealand for Hanoi./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visits to Australia and New Zealand were successful in all aspects, marking significant milestones in Vietnam's relations with the two countries, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. In an interview granted to press agencies, FM Son highlighted the significance of the visits, saying that they represent a concrete step in implementing the foreign policy set by the 13th National Party Congress, which includes further strengthening and deepening relations with partners, especially strategic, comprehensive and important partners, and traditional friends. These were PM Chinh's first visits to Australia and New Zealand in his new position, and also the visits by a Vietnamese PM to the two countries in seven years, the FM said. In Australia, Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese announced the elevation of the Vietnam-Australia relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They agreed to closely coordinate to implement six major directions, in cluding strengthening political trust and strategic diplomacy. Others include more practical and effective cooperation in economy, trade, and investment; and in science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, and green transition. More comprehensive cooperation in culture is also in the cards, along with collaboration in education, training, environmental protection, and climate change adaptation. The two sides will strive for stronger people-to-people exchanges and connections between generations, as well as security and defence cooperation. PM Chinh had meetings with Australian Governor-General David Hurley, President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines, and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) Peter Dutton. He received Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives and Chairperson of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Sharon Claydon, and many other Australian leaders. He attended and delivered speeches at Vietnam - Australia business and education forums , participated in a ceremony to inaugurate the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute at RMIT University, visited education-training facilities, and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the country. During the visit, ministries and sectors of the two counties signed 13 cooperation deals in different fields. Meanwhile, universities of the two sides inked nine cooperation agreements, Son said. In New Zealand, PM Chinh held talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon; and met with senior leaders of the country. The two sides agreed to strengthen political trust, mutual understanding, and cooperation in trade, agriculture, education, people-to-people exchange, thus opening up opportunities for cooperation in new areas such as climate change adaptation and digital transformation, Son said. The two sides also agreed to together boost trade promotion activities towards lifting two-way trade to 2 billion USD this year, and take measures to increase bilateral investment to 500 million US D by 2030. They also committed to contributing to peace, stability, and prosperity in the region. On this occasion, ministries and sectors of Vietnam and New Zealand signed three cooperation agreements in the fields of education, economy-trade, and finance, which serve as a foundation and prerequisite for specific and effective cooperation between the two countries' ministries and sectors in the coming years, contributing to the stable and sustainable development of the Vietnam-New Zealand strategic partnership. According to Son, both Australia and New Zealand highly valued Vietnam's increasing position and role in the region and the world. They agreed to continue collaborating with and supporting each other at regional and international forums for the benefit of their people, as well as for peace, stability, and development in the region and the world. Asked about the outcomes of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Son called it a 'golden milestone' in the bilateral relationship as it set out cooperation orientations for the new period. The summit is a testament to the growing value and importance of ASEAN, as well as the importance partners attach to the grouping's role and position, the minister continued. The two sides consented to promote the culture of dialogue and cooperation, trust building, conflict prevention, and the role of international law and multilateralism in conduct and cooperation in dealing with common challenges. The leaders emphasised the role of peace, stability, security and safety of aviation and overflight in the East Sea, and the peaceful settlement of conflicts on the basis of international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The summit adopted the 'ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Vision Statement - Partners for Peace and Prosperity' and the 'Melbourne Declaration - A Partnership for the Future,' Son said, calling them a foundation for the implementation of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in the time ahead. Notably, PM Chinh's remarks were highly valued by other countries as the Vietnamese leader reviewed the ASEAN-Australia relationship over the past 50 years, and raised initiatives to boost the ties in the time ahead. Delegates were also impressed by proposals put forward by the Vietnamese leader to create breakthroughs in economy, trade, and investment cooperation; human resources development, and cooperation on science, technology, and innovation; and to strengthen political trust and cooperation in ensuring global peace and security, promote cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchange. PM Chinh urged ASEAN and Australia to join hands to promote a region that respects and acts on international law, with countries complying with the UN Charter and international law, and jointly shaping an open and inclusive regional structure, heightening multilateralism with ASEAN playing a central role. Vietnam's participation in the summit contributed to highlighting Vietnam's role in ASEAN-Australia relations, and promoting the sub stantive and effective development of the Vietnam-Australia bilateral relationship in the future, FM Son said. On the sidelines of the summit, PM Chinh met with all senior leaders of ASEAN member countries, Timor-Leste, Australia, New Zealand, and the ASEAN Secretary-General. These partners hailed Vietnam's role and position and expressed their desire to further deepen the relationship in all areas with Vietnam./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day's events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon identified major orientations for further strengthening cooperation in multiple areas during talks in Wellington on March 11 morning. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the stable and increasingly effective development of their countries' strategic partnership in all aspects, including politics - diplomacy, economy - trade, security - defence, education - training, agriculture, and labour, especially the frequent exchanges of high-ranking delegations and the good growth of bilateral trade, by 60% during 2017 - 2022.Read full text -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon co-chaired a press conference following their talks in Wellington on March 11 morning, saying they agreed to promote all-round cooperation to raise the two countries' relations to a new height. PM Chinh noted that during the talks, the two sides discussed a wide range of areas of cooperation and outlined orientations for the Vietnam - New Zealand strategic partnership to continue growing strongly in the time ahead.Read full text -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro in Wellington on March 11 (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to New Zealand. The Governor-General said the PM's visit is of significance as the two countries will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties in 2025, and expressed her belief that it will be a success, contributing to enhancing the Vietnam-New Zealand strategic partnership.Read full text -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh have issued a joint press release on the occasion of the latter's official visit to New Zealand.Read full text -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament Gerr y Brownlee in Wellington on March 11 afternoon (local time) as part of his official visit to the South Pacific nation. Congratulating Brownlee on being elected Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament, PM Chinh expressed his belief that the country will become increasingly prosperous and secure a growing stature in the region and the world, with the New Zealand Parliament playing an important role.Read full text -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined New Zealand businesses in a seminar in Wellington on March 11 to learn about investment cooperation potential and demand between the two countries. The event, part of his official visit to New Zealand, was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand, and the ASEAN - New Zealand Business Council (ANZBC).Read full text -Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan is paying a working visit to the US, starting March 11 morning (Vietnam time), to attend the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and carry out several bilateral activities in the US. Xuan visited and offered sympathy to the family of left-wing activist Merle Ratner, a close friend of Vietnam, who passed away after a traffic accident in early February.Read full text -The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti is working hard to complete necessary procedures to repatriate Vietnamese sailors working on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen on March 6. Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung said on March 10 that the survivors and the body of seafarer Dang Duy Kien, now in Djibouti city, Djibouti, are expected to be brought home as soon as possible.Read full text - The 2024 list of the top 500 fastest growing enterprises in Vietnam (FAST500) has been released by the Vietnam Report JSC. The top 10 businesses consist of Binh Thuan Plastic Group JSC, HD Securities Corporation, Orient Securities Corporation, Imedia Technology and Services JSC, SOL E and C Construction Investm ent JSC, Vietnam Vitadairy Milk JSC, Taseco Land Investment JSC, Stellapharm J.V. Co. Ltd, CNC Technology Solutions JSC, and Bee Logistics Corporation.Read full text -Vietnam witnessed the establishment of 22,128 enterprises in the first two months of the year with combined registered capital of nearly 219 trillion VND (8.88 billion USD), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Business Registration Management Agency. The figures represented a year-on-year increase of 12.4% in the number of new businesses, and a rise of 32.8% in capital.Read full text/. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: A delegation from the Communist Party of the US (CPUSA) led by Arturo Cambron, a member of the National Committee, has paid a working visit to Vietnam to seek ways to boost ties with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). During their March 2-8 stay, the delegation visited Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum; held talks with leaders of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations; had working sessions with leaders of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin; and visited Hanoi-based rehabilitation and nursery centre for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims and Hoa Binh Village in Hanoi's Thanh Xuan district. The delegation also worked with leaders of the Party Committees and visited several typical economic and agricultural production provincial, and historical and cul tural relic sites in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Hung Yen. This was the CPUSA's first official visit to Vietnam within its "Hello Comrades" project to strengthen the friendship and connection between CPUSA and communist and worker parties around the world. The delegation learned about the reality and experience in building the communist party, socialism and socialist democracy in Vietnam as well as Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style. They also discussed measures to promote information/experience sharing, and exchanges and friendship between the two parties and people of the two countries. The CPUSA delegation said they were impressed by the achievements of Vietnam's 'Doi Moi' (renewal) process under the leadership of the CPV, especially in terms of economic development coupled with ensuring social security and justice. The good results that the CPV brought to the country and the Vietnamese people are a great spiritual encouragement for the communists and people in the US, they noted. M eeting with the CPUSA delegation, leaders of Vietnamese agencies affirmed that the Party, State, and people of Vietnam always appreciate the enthusiastic support that the CPUSA and US friends have given to Vietnam in the cause of national liberation and reunification in the past as well as the cause of national renewal, construction, and defence today. They thanked the CPUSA for its support for Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of war and the Agent Orange/dioxin disaster as well as for the development of Vietnam-US relations. They hoped the two sides will continue to maintain their traditional friendship, contributing to strengthening the relations between the two countries and their people for peace, friendship, cooperation, and development in the region and the world./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 11 for Prosecutor General of Mongolia Jargalsaikhan Banzragch, expressing belief that his visit will further deepen ties between the two countries, especially their procuracy sectors on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations this year. President Thuong highlighted the positive outcomes of bilateral relationship over the past seven decades, emphasising the benefits for both nations' citizens. He specifically cited Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh's visit to Vietnam in late 2023 as a catalyst for new and significant cooperation opportunities, including further strengthening ties between the two procuracies and people-to-people exchanges. As Vietnam is aiming to become a developed country with modern industry and high middle income by 2030, he said the country has many tasks ahead, including building a rule-of-law state of the people, by the people and for the people; and developing a transparent legal system in which the Supreme People's Procuracy plays a crucial role. Expressing his delight at key orientations to improving coordination efficiency set by leaders during Banzragch's visit, Thuong wished that both sides would actively work together to better perform tasks of each procuracy sector; fight against crimes, particularly transnational crimes, and facilitate the exchange of delegations of procuracy staff at all levels to share and improve professional expertise and skills. Banzragch, for his part, said during his visit, leaders of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam and the Prosecutor General's Office of Mongolia have agreed to enhance cooperation in protecting the rights and interests of citizens of each country, preventing transnational security threats and cybercrime while facilitating the exchange of delegations of procuracy staff at both central and local levels. He described his visit as a turning point in the cooperative relationship between the two procuracy sectors, a foundational pillar of Vietnam-Mongolia relations. The guest wished to welcome President Thuong in Mongolia at his earliest convenience./. Source: Vietnam News Agency