The Chilean President affirmed that the visit of President Luong Cuong is of special significance; and believes that the visit will create a strong driving force, further deepening the relationship between the two countries.

According to VNA special correspondent, at the invitation of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font, President Luong Cuong led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to pay an official visit to the Republic of Chile from November 9 to 12.

At noon on November 11, President Gabriel Boric presided over the official welcoming ceremony for President Luong Cuong at Constitution Square right in front of La Moneda Presidential Palace according to the highest protocol reserved for welcoming heads of state.

Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, President Luong Cuong and President Gabriel Boric had a private meeting and then led the high-ranking delegations of the two countries to hold talks. After the talks ended, the two leaders held a press conference to inform the press about the results of the talks.

Speaking at the press conference, on behalf of the State and people of Chile, President Gabriel Boric Font warmly welcomed the President and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to their official visit to Chile, affirming that the visit is of special significance, the first visit to Chile at the level of a Vietnamese Head of State in the past 15 years; believing that the visit will create a strong driving force, further deepening the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

The Chilean President said the two sides adopted a Joint Statement and signed a number of cooperation agreements in the fields of defense, agriculture, and culture to further strengthen and deepen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

Referring to the bilateral relationship, President Gabriel Boric affirmed that the two countries have a history of more than half a century of ties and that Chile was the first country in South America to establish diplomatic relations with Chile under the late President Salvador Allende and that to date, the friendship and cooperation between the two countries continues to develop strongly.

According to the Chilean leader, after the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries officially took effect 10 years ago, bilateral economic and trade cooperation has continuously grown sustainably, with Vietnam now one of Chile's leading trade partners in ASEAN and a bridge helping Chile access the Asian market, while Chile is also one of Vietnam's major trade partners in the Latin American region.

President Gabriel Boric said he had an open and frank meeting with the President on bilateral cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern; emphasizing that both countries agreed to support multilateralism, as well as the stance of resolving international disputes by peaceful means; continuing to cooperate closely and always support each other at international organizations and forums. In the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, both sides will continue to make positive and specific contributions, contributing to the stability and development of the region and the world.

For his part, President Luong Cuong expressed his joy at leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit the beautiful, peaceful, hospitable country of Chile, a traditional friend of Vietnam, for the first time; and thanked President Gabriel Boric, the Government and people of Chile for their warm, thoughtful and friendly reception.

The President said the visit aims to affirm that Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to further promote the Comprehensive Partnership with Chile, one of Vietnam's leading important partners in the Latin American region.

In particular, the visit took place on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the historic meeting between President Ho Chi Minh and the late President Salvador Allende in Hanoi, thereby laying the foundation for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1971, as well as for the development of the Vietnam-Chile relationship today.

Announcing the results of his talks with President Gabriel Boric, President Luong Cuong was pleased to announce that the two sides had adopted a Joint Statement to further deepen the comprehensive Vietnam-Chile relationship. The two sides also signed a number of cooperation documents in the fields of export, agriculture, defense, and local cooperation.

The two countries are also exchanging and negotiating cooperation documents in a number of other important areas to facilitate the further development of the comprehensive partnership between the two countries; at the same time, they agreed to continue promoting the expansion of cooperation and experience exchange in areas that can complement each other such as environmental protection, climate change response, green and sustainable growth, agricultural processing, mining, and innovation.

According to the President, the talks took place in an atmosphere of friendship, sincerity and mutual understanding, in which the two sides informed each other about the situation in each country, agreed on directions and measures to continue strengthening bilateral relations as well as discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern.

Regarding bilateral relations, President Luong Cuong and President Gabriel Boric agreed that the Comprehensive Partnership between Vietnam and Chile has developed very positively in recent times. High-level contacts and delegation exchanges at all levels between the two countries have been maintained regularly and effectively. The people of the two countries always have solidarity and good friendship for each other.

The two sides also assessed that although bilateral economic and trade relations have developed strongly after 10 years of implementing the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), there is still much potential and opportunity for further development. In terms of multilateralism, the two countries maintain close coordination, cooperation and mutual support at international forums and organizations.

In the context of the rapidly evolving and complicated international situation, the President said he shared with the President of Chile many similarities on international and regional issues of mutual concern.

The two sides support the stance of resolving international disagreements and disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for the United Nations Charter and international law. On that basis, the two leaders agreed that the two countries will continue to strengthen consultation, coordination and mutual support at multilateral international organizations and forums to jointly protect the interests and enhance the position of each country, making positive contributions to peace, security, stability, cooperation and development in the two regions and the world.

On behalf of the State and people of Vietnam, the President expressed his sincere thanks to President Gabriel Boric, the Government and people of Chile for their solidarity, friendship and valuable support for the Vietnamese people in the past cause of national liberation as well as in the current cause of national construction and development. The President respectfully invited President Gabriel Boric to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.

The President believes that with the good results of this visit, the framework of the Vietnam-Chile Comprehensive Partnership will continue to develop strongly, meeting the concerns and aspirations of the people of the two countries./.