In the second half, when Japan tried to find an equalizer, Fermin scored another great goal to double the gap. The Asian football representative completely collapsed and conceded another goal with a close-range shot by Abel Ruiz. Political trust between the two countries has been continuously strengthened; cooperation in various fields has developed remarkably. The two sides have upgraded to a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership". The President affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to continue to develop the relationship with Korea in a deeper, more substantial and more effective manner.

President To Lam and Korean Ambassador Choi Youngsam. Photo: VNA

President To Lam emphasized a number of major directions for Ambassador Choi Young Sam to promote implementation during his term, including maintaining visits and contacts at high and all levels. The two countries need to effectively implement the Action Program to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ; promote defense and security cooperation to develop commensurate with the relationship, including the field of preventing transnational crimes and non-traditional security crimes. Vietnam and Korea promote the early completion of the goal of increasing trade turnover to 100 billion USD and focus on the target of 150 billion USD by 2030. Korean enterprises continue to expand the scale of investment in Vietnam, thereby creating a new wave of investment in the fields of high technology, semiconductor manufacturing, digital transformation, green transformation, renewable energy, etc. Ambassador Choi Young Sam affirmed that he will make every effort to contribute to promoting the relationship between the two countries to develop more substantially and effectively. The Ambassador wishes to cooperate closely with relevant Vietnamese agencies to implement agreements between the two countries. Receiving the Canadian Ambassador, President To Lam affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the Comprehensive Partnership with Canada and will continue to coordinate with Canada to implement commitments to deepen bilateral relations. Vietnam highly appreciates Canada's policy of attaching importance to relations with the Asia-Pacific region and supporting the role of ASEAN in regional cooperation mechanisms.

Through Canadian Ambassador Shawn Steil, President To Lam respectfully invited Governor General of Canada Mary Simon to pay an official visit to Vietnam. Photo: VNA

The President thanked Canada for its condolences on the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, especially Governor General Mary Simon's letter of condolence to the President. Ambassador Shawn Steil affirmed that Canada attaches importance to the Comprehensive Partnership with Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific region. Canada supports ASEAN's central role in the regional architecture; will continue to promote the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership. Canada will coordinate with Vietnam in resolving regional and international issues of mutual concern. Ambassador Steil affirmed that Canada continues to be a leading development supporter for Vietnam, focusing on climate change response, green transformation, etc. The President suggested that the two sides promote existing cooperation mechanisms such as the Political Consultation at the Deputy Foreign Minister level, the Joint Committee on Economic and Trade Affairs, as well as the favorable framework of the CPTPP Agreement. The President highly appreciated the Ambassador's initiatives to promote economic-trade cooperation, innovation and creativity, energy transition, human resource training, defense cooperation, transnational crime prevention, and cyber security.

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