Affirming Vietnam's independence, autonomy, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, national pride, and responsible and effective contribution to global issues

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh 's working trip to Brazil and the Dominican Republic affirmed Vietnam's strategic vision, strong commitment, responsible proposals and readiness to participate and contribute more to global issues at the G20 Summit, especially on poverty reduction, sustainable development and energy transition; at the same time, it strengthened and promoted the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the Dominican Republic and the Latin American-Caribbean region to become more in-depth, substantive and effective, bringing the relationship between the two countries to a new height in the coming time.

Early on the morning of November 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi , successfully concluding his working trip to attend the G20 Summit in Brazil and an official visit to the Dominican Republic. This is also the foreign working trip of the head of government, which was carried out after the success of the working trips to attend the ASEAN Summit in Laos (October 8-11), the BRICS Summit in Russia (October 23-24), official visits to the UAE and Qatar, attending the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Saudi Arabia (October 27-November 1), attending the GMS Conference and working in China (November 5-8). The working trip is also part of the overall program of extremely vibrant, practical and effective foreign affairs activities of key leaders, Party and State leaders in recent times, affirming the image of Vietnam as an independent, self-reliant, confident, self-reliant, self-reliant, proud of its nation, a good friend, a reliable partner, a responsible member of the international community, proactively and actively contributing to solving regional and global issues. Vietnam's strategic vision, strong commitment, and responsible proposals The G20 group was established in 1999, consisting of the G7 countries and major economies , such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). The G20 accounts for 67% of the world's population, 85% of global GDP and 75% of international trade. The 2024 G20 Summit in Brazil with the theme "Building a Fair World and a Sustainable Planet" is attended by a large number of global leaders, including Heads of State, Heads of Government of 21 G20 members and 19 guest countries, CEOs, and Presidents of 15 key international organizations. With the participation of the highest-ranking leaders of the world 's leading economies, this is the most important event of the year for the G20. The fact that Vietnam was invited to attend this conference - even though it is not holding the rotating presidency of any multilateral forum - demonstrates that the international community values Vietnam's role, influence, and prestige in the world economy and in global multilateral mechanisms. The Vietnamese high-ranking delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended all official activities of the Summit and had many bilateral meetings with many leaders of countries and international organizations attending the Summit. The Prime Minister's intensive, active and effective activities clearly portrayed the image of a dynamic, responsible and open Vietnam, contributing to the overall success of the G20 Summit in 2024.

Prime Minister speaks at the Discussion Session on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition at the G20 Summit - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Within the framework of the Conference, the Prime Minister delivered two important speeches at the discussions on "The Fight Against Poverty" and "Sustainable Development and Energy Transition". In which, the Head of the Vietnamese Government emphasized the all-people, comprehensive, global approach in solving international issues, highlighting the role of multilateralism and international solidarity in promoting peace , stability, creating a foundation for poverty reduction, sustainable development and energy transition. At the same time, Vietnam has become a founding member of the Global Alliance against Poverty. At the discussion on "The Fight Against Poverty", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that this is a topical issue of special importance and urgency for the security of all humanity. In the current context, the goal of eliminating poverty for humanity is being seriously challenged by conflicts, economic stagnation and climate change. Progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on poverty eradication has been reversed. More than 750 million people are threatened by hunger, an increase of 150 million people compared to 2019. This is a paradox when the world's food production is enough for the global population. Therefore, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on countries and international organizations to have higher political determination, greater resources, and more drastic actions for specific programs and projects on hunger eradication and poverty reduction, ensuring more practicality and effectiveness. Because hunger eradication is not only of great humanitarian significance, but also one of the most important foundations, directly affecting the assurance of peace, security, and stability globally. From Vietnam's outstanding achievements in hunger eradication and poverty reduction, realizing the goal of multidimensional, inclusive and sustainable poverty reduction from a poor, backward country, heavily devastated after nearly 40 years of war and 30 years of embargo, the Prime Minister shared 3 key lessons: (i) Do not sacrifice social security, progress, social justice and the environment to pursue economic growth alone; (ii) Pay special attention to food security and identify agriculture as the pillar of the economy; (iii) Take people as the center and subject; prioritize investment in people, develop high-quality human resources associated with science, technology and innovation.

Prime Minister calls for promoting innovative financial cooperation models and effective investment - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

On that basis, the Prime Minister proposed three strategic guarantees for global poverty eradication: First , ensuring peace, stability, and development cooperation is a prerequisite for poverty eradication and inclusive development; only peace, independence, autonomy, and political stability can fight poverty. The G20 needs to promote its leading role in ensuring peace, stability, and development cooperation, not politicizing science, technology, and development issues, especially agricultural trade and food security. Second, ensuring an efficient, stable, adaptive, and climate-resilient global agro-food system is a long-term foundation. G20 countries need to increase technology transfer, technical assistance, preferential finance, and smart governance for developing and underdeveloped countries in the transition to green and sustainable agriculture and support the assurance of food supply chains for low-income countries. Third, ensuring investment in people, taking education and training, and social security as key tasks for building a harmonious, inclusive, and sustainable society. Taking people as the center, subject, goal, driving force, and resource for sustainable development; prioritizing resources, building practical, feasible, and effective policies for hunger eradication and poverty reduction, "leaving no one behind". The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is ready to share experiences that have helped Vietnam reach the finish line 10 years early in implementing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and coordinate with G20 countries and international organizations to implement South-South and trilateral cooperation programs on ensuring food security and fighting global poverty. At the discussion session on "Sustainable Development and Energy Transition", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh quoted the famous proverb: "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from future generations" and emphasized that every action we take today will determine the fate of future generations. With that perspective, Vietnam pledges to make every effort, together with other countries, partners, and the international community, to strive to achieve the goal of net zero emissions before 2050, contributing to the development of a green, clean, beautiful, and sustainable world, for the future of future generations. To contribute to bringing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals back on track, accelerating and reaching the finish line on time, the Prime Minister shared with the Conference 3 proposals: First , focus on promoting 3 key transformations: digital transformation, green transformation, and energy transformation. Science, technology and innovation play a pivotal, breakthrough role, and are the key to the transformation processes for sustainable development. Therefore, the Prime Minister suggested that the G20 should take the lead in connecting resources, sharing experiences, transferring technology, providing financial support, enhancing capacity and creating an open ecosystem for science, technology and innovation for developing countries. Second , it is necessary to focus on promoting investment in people with a consistent view that people are the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the most important resource of development; at the same time, focusing on progress, fairness, social security and environmental protection. The Prime Minister emphasized that these are important and prerequisite conditions for sustainable development and energy transformation to serve the interests of the people, "leaving no one behind". Third, the Prime Minister called for promoting innovative financial cooperation models and effective investment, especially public-private cooperation, to unlock, mobilize and effectively use all resources for sustainable development and energy transition. On this occasion, the Prime Minister responded to the G20 members ' Call for Action on Global Institutional Reform to build a fairer global institution, adapt more quickly to world fluctuations and enhance the representation of developing countries; and announced that Vietnam will host the Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) Summit in April 2025. Vietnam's participation and contribution at this Conference conveys a strong message about Vietnam's readiness to participate and actively contribute to global efforts with its capabilities, practical experience and long-term vision, which is highly appreciated by G20 countries and guests, demonstrating Vietnam's increasingly high stature, role, prestige and international position.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chair of G20, said that the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation actively contributed to the success of the Summit, both promoting Vietnam's position at G20 and demonstrating Vietnam's role and responsibility in participating in solving global issues on the basis of promoting Vietnam's advantages in areas of strength and practical experience - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chair of the G20, said that as host, Brazil promotes and promotes breakthrough initiatives to address global challenges, including the establishment of the Global Alliance to Fight Poverty and reform global governance; thanking Vietnam for its support and active participation in these initiatives. The Brazilian President said that with a positive and proactive foreign policy, vision, and development experience of a middle-sized country with responsibility in international political, economic, and cultural activities, the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation actively contributed to the success of the Conference, both promoting Vietnam's position at the G20 and demonstrating Vietnam's role and responsibility in participating in addressing global issues on the basis of promoting Vietnam's advantages in areas of strength and practical experience. President Lula da Silva respectfully invited Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to attend the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30) and the BRICS+ Leaders' Meeting in 2025 in Brazil.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Vatican Prime Minister, Cardinal Pietro Parolin - Photo: VGP

Vietnam - a model country inspiring peace, cooperation and development Also within the framework of the G20 Summit in Brazil, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had more than 30 bilateral meetings with many heads of state, leaders of countries and international organizations attending the Summit. Specifically, the Prime Minister had meetings with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, French President Emmanuel Macron, Singaporean Prime Minister Laurence Wong, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, Vatican Prime Minister, Cardinal Peitro Parolin, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Angolan President Joao Manuel Lourenco, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, and Secretary of State of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Prime Minister also had meetings with leaders of international organizations, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the World Bank Ajay Banga, Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebecca Grynspan, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristilina Georgieva, and President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun. In an atmosphere of friendship, openness and trust, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always wishes to strongly promote and further strengthen cooperation with countries and international organizations, aiming to upgrade diplomatic relations, bring cooperative relations to a new level, and go deeper, more substantive and effective. The Prime Minister conveyed the warm regards and invitations to visit Vietnam from General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to heads of state and leaders of countries and international organizations. For their part, heads of state and leaders of countries and international organizations all expressed their appreciation for Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements in recent times, as well as Vietnam's role and position in the international arena, and affirmed that they will continue to promote multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, including upgrading the bilateral relationship framework, and look forward to visiting Vietnam soon. Leaders of international organizations, including the United Nations, WTO, IMF, WB, and regional development banks, congratulated Vietnam on maintaining positive growth momentum, being among the countries with high economic growth rates in the region and globally in the context of many difficulties in the world economy; highly appreciated Vietnam's flexible and effective macroeconomic management and direction; identifying Vietnam as an inspiring story of socio-economic development achievements in a volatile world, a model of peace and sustainable development, and a bright spot in international relations. The AIIB President pledged to initially allocate 1-1.5 billion USD at preferential interest rates for cooperation with Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed to upgrade the Vietnam-Brazil relationship to a Strategic Partnership and issued a Vietnam-Brazil Joint Statement on upgrading the relationship to a Strategic Partnership with major principles and orientations - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The good friendship and cooperation overcome all challenges, transcend space and time. Vietnam and Brazil, the Dominican Republic are located on two different continents, half a world away from each other, with a time zone difference of half a day, but as assessed and affirmed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, they share many similarities and complement each other: They have strategic positions in two regions; economies that complement and promote each other with many advantages and diverse potentials; cultures that are rich in identity and rich, always taking culture as the solid foundation, the source of national identity; similar ideals, the highest goal is national independence and the prosperity and happiness of the people; political trust in each other; aspiration to become rich, strong, prosperous, contributing to peace, security, and sustainable development of the region and humanity. In particular, Vietnam and Latin American-Caribbean countries in general, Brazil and the Dominican Republic in particular, have close cultural ties, a history of national construction and defense, and warm friendship that has overcome all challenges of history, all times, and all distances. In Brazil, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The two sides expressed their delight at the progress made in the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in recent times, especially since the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership in 2007; reaffirmed their commitment to further promote the development of bilateral relations on the basis of friendship, cooperation, sincerity and mutual respect. The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations and contacts at all levels and localities; coordinate to effectively implement signed cooperation documents; At the same time, they promoted the expansion of cooperation in new areas that meet the needs of both sides, such as high technology, digital transformation, energy transformation, biofuels, environmental protection, and climate change response. The two leaders welcomed the sustainable growth of bilateral economic cooperation and agreed to further promote trade and investment relations. The two sides pledged to strive to increase bilateral trade turnover to 10 billion USD by 2025 and 15 billion USD by 2030. President Lula da Silva also positively acknowledged Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's proposals on Brazil recognizing Vietnam's market economy status, as well as promptly launching negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in 2025. The two leaders highly appreciated the importance of defense-security cooperation and agreed to strengthen cooperation in officer training, defense industry and defense trade, logistics, military medicine, and peacekeeping. The Prime Minister welcomed and appreciated Brazil's delegation to attend the International Defense Exhibition in Vietnam in December 2024, including the Embraer Aerospace Corporation, believing that the presence of the Brazilian side will contribute positively to the success of this very important event for the Vietnamese defense industry. In particular, with a common strategic vision to develop the relationship between the two countries more deeply and substantially on bilateral, regional and global levels, on this occasion, the two leaders issued the Vietnam-Brazil Joint Statement on upgrading the relationship to a Strategic Partnership . The two leaders also agreed to promptly develop and complete the Implementation Plan as soon as possible to soon put the Strategic Partnership between the two countries into practice and promote its effectiveness. The fact that Brazil is the first South American country with which Vietnam has established a Strategic Partnership also marks Vietnam's progress in expanding cooperation with the Latin American region, a market with great potential, especially in the context that Vietnam is continuing to promote cooperation in various fields, especially diversifying markets, supply chains, and strengthening economic - trade - investment relations with countries around the world. The new framework will also be the foundation for the two sides to closely coordinate on international issues such as fighting poverty, sustainable development, responding to climate change and strengthening the connection between ASEAN and South America. The upgrading of relations affirms the high level of political trust between the two countries, demonstrating the determination of the two governments in opening up a wider space for cooperation, developing the relationship in a deeper, more substantial, more stable and sustainable manner between the two countries and the two regions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds talks with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Corona - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

For the Dominican Republic , the official visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is the first visit by a senior Vietnamese leader in the history of relations between the two countries, creating a special milestone and a special mark; demonstrating that Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to continue to consolidate and deepen the solidarity, friendship and good cooperation with the Dominican Republic, towards the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Dominican Republic is a culturally diverse country, rich in resources, dynamic in development, one of the leading economies in the Latin American and Caribbean region; with an average income per capita in 2023 reaching about 11,000 USD/person, 4.5 times higher than 10 years ago and more than 2.8 million people have escaped poverty, the quality of life of the people has been improved. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had an important and very effective meeting that lasted for many hours, full of friendship and cooperation with President Luis Abinader Corona. The two sides adopted a Joint Statement affirming the spirit of solidarity, friendship and good cooperation between Vietnam and the Dominican Republic and their determination to further strengthen the good relations between the two countries, promoting extensive, substantive and effective cooperation in all fields in the coming time. The two leaders highlighted the importance and value of placing the Ho Chi Minh Monument in the capital city of Santo Domingo and the Monument of Professor Juan Bosch, the revolutionary and first President of the Dominican Republic, in the capital city of Hanoi, considering them symbols of friendship and solidarity between the two countries. The two sides agreed to further promote exchanges, high -level contacts and all levels, on all channels of the Party, Government, National Assembly, local cooperation and people exchange to strengthen the foundation of political relations, enhance mutual understanding, create a solid basis to expand and improve the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation. The two leaders said that it is necessary to continue improving the legal framework for bilateral cooperation, promoting expansion and deepening cooperation in all fields, especially the early need to negotiate, sign agreements on free trade, encourage and protect investment, free visa, cultural cooperation, education, training and tourism between the two countries. President Luis Abinader Corona expressed his thanks to the recent Vietnamese side for supporting the supply of anti -swine -like swine vaccines for the Dominican Republic. The two leaders emphasized the needs and potential to expand business, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of telecommunications, energy - oil and gas, construction, agriculture and tourism. The two sides shared the need to enhance trade and investment promotion activities, connect businesses, facilitate market access to exports that are the strengths of the two countries, and through each country as the gateway to the market access of the two regions of Southeast Asia and Latin-Caribe. The two leaders witnessed the signing ceremony of a number of bilateral cooperation documents, including the memorandum of the establishment of a mixed committee on promoting trade and technical cooperation, the memorandum of training cooperation between the Vietnam Diplomatic Academy and the High -level Education Academy on diplomatic training and the Dominican Republic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife and President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona and his wife are happy to meet for the first time in the Dominican Republic - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was especially impressed by the working style of President Luis Abinader Corona very drastic, effective, and went straight to the main issue with the spirit "said, committed to implementing", "did, committed to having specific products and results". In particular, at the talks lasting over the afternoon, the two leaders agreed, assigning ministries, branches, agencies and enterprises to embark on immediately some important cooperation contents in the afternoon of the same day to implement the agreements achieved. The Prime Minister also had talks, meetings, successfully contacting with the President of the Senate, the Chairman of the House of Representatives and the Dominican Republic leaders; In which the parties agreed to further promote the relationship between the two countries to become more and more depth, substantive and more effective in all fields. The Prime Minister transferred the words of key Vietnamese leaders inviting President Luis Abinader Corona to visit Vietnam in 2025 on the occasion of the two countries to celebrate the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations to upgrade relations on the basis of good relations today. President Luis Abinader Corona happily accepted, the time of the visit will be agreed through diplomatic channels. It can be said that the visit of the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh marked a historic time, opening a new stage in relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chairman of the House of Representatives Alfredo Pacheco - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The friendship bridge, a good cooperation between friends and brothers with a special highlight of the mission is that the Prime Minister attended the inauguration ceremony of the sea to celebrate Ho Chi Minh President in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the inauguration ceremony of Ho Chi Minh's monument in Santo Domingo, Dominica. Attending these two special events, there were many Brazilian friends and Dominica loved Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, such as Luciana Santos, President of the Brazilian Communist Party, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil, Comrade Miguel Mejia, General Secretary of the Unified leftist Party movement (MIU), Minister of Policy Integration of the Republic of Dominica and the Ambassador of Cuba, China, Nicara, Nicara, Nicara, Nicara, Nicara, Nicara, Nicara and Nicara Honduras Porcelain in Dominican Republic. During the two ceremonies, it was both solemn, emotional, very exciting, sincere in the language of Quoc Thieu, the majestic national anthem of each country, Vietnamese friends holding the Vietnamese flag, wearing a red uniform of the Vietnamese flag and printing a picture of President Ho Chi Minh, wearing a mortar hat of the Vietnam People's Army, together with "Viva Vietnam", "Vietnam! Ho Chi Minh!" and song song "Like a Uncle Ho on the day of the great victory".

The Prime Minister and his wife attended the inauguration ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Emotionally expressed the love of President Ho Chi Minh, Mr. MiGuel Mejia, General Secretary of the Unified leftist movement (Miu), Minister of Policy Integration in the Republic of Dominican, all Vietnamese delegations, international friends who have affectionate with Vietnam to Santo Domingo are looking forward to visiting the Monument of Ho Chi Minh to Santo Domingo without visiting the President of Ho Chi Minh City It seems that the Dominican Republic has not been to the Republic of Dominica " and affirmed that " Vietnam always has a space here ".

The Prime Minister and his wife attended the inauguration ceremony to create and offer flowers at the President of Ho Chi Minh Station in the capital Santo Domingo - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

And the Minister of Science, Technology and Renewal of Brazil, the President of the Communist Party Luciana Santos said that the sea of celebration to honor President Ho Chi Minh not only saved the journey to find the way to save the country of President Ho Chi Minh, honoring the great national hero of Vietnam, but also a special symbol of the connection of the two nations, the people of the two countries of Vietnam - Brazil, who is the symbol of the people who love the people, the love of the people of the people, the love of the people of the people, the love of the people, the love of the people, the love of the people of the people of the people Binh and progress not only in Vietnam, Brazil but worldwide. 'Nâng tầm cao mới trong quan hệ Việt Nam - Cộng hòa Dominica: Nhịp cầu hữu nghị, hợp tác giữa Đông Nam Á và Mỹ Latin' Tình hữu nghị, đoàn kết, gắn bó thủy chung giữa Việt Nam và các nước Mỹ Latin-Caribe cũng là điểm nhấn nổi bật trong bài phát biểu chính sách quan trọng của Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính tại Học viện Giáo dục cấp cao về Đào tạo ngoại giao và lãnh sự Cộng hòa Dominica với chủ đề: "Nâng tầm cao mới trong quan hệ Việt Nam - Cộng hòa Dominica: Nhịp Friendship bridge, cooperation between Southeast Asia and Latin America ". The Prime Minister affirmed that in the overall foreign policy, Vietnam focused on developing friendship and cooperation with countries in Latin America and Caribbean. Vietnam -Latin and Caribbean relations are built on the background of the traditional friendship and support of the people of Latin American and Caribbean areas for the revolutionary cause of the Party, the State and the Vietnamese people President Ho Chi Minh had time to save some Latin American countries such as Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and many people of Vietnam and the Latin people and the Latin people and the Latin people and the Latin people, the Latin people and the Latin people are the Latin and the Caribbean You and your brothers are closely attached to each other in the common goal of fighting against slavery, oppression, injustice, peaceful implementation, independence and strong development, progress, to bring true freedom and happiness to all humanity.

The Prime Minister made an important policy speech at the High -level Education Academy on Diplomatic and Consulate of Dominican Republic with the theme: "Enhancing the new height in Vietnam -Dominican relations: Friendship bridge, cooperation between Southeast Asia and Latin America" - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

"Our beloved President Ho Chi Minh affirmed the truth: 'Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.' That thought, that mettle today still illuminates every step of our two countries, is the red thread that connects the most sacred values of the two peoples for independence, freedom, the prosperity and happiness of the people, " the Prime Minister said. The country's construction and development today ". From that sustainable traditional friendly relations platform, Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with all 33 countries in the Latin-Caribe American region and established a political reference mechanism with 17 countries, including the Dominican Republic. Economic and trade relations between Vietnam and the region have increased nearly 2 times in the past 8 years, from US $ 11 billion in US $ 21 billion in Vietnam in 2023. increasingly interested in investing in Latin American and Caribbean areas. According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Southeast Asia and Latin-Caribe are two areas of peace, rich in great potential to become the new growth of the multiple multiple and multi-central world. The two areas have the same market with more than 600 million people; The advantage of abundant labor force; rich resources and minerals; There is a desire to innovate and integrate strongly. In Southeast Asia, ASEAN is a bright spot of economic growth, a central link in regional cooperation mechanisms such as ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit (EAS). And Latin American and Caribbeans converge many dynamic economies, which are the "agricultural granary" of the world, which is a global energy center, holding more than 1/5 of metal reserves that are especially important for energy conversion process. The Prime Minister emphasized that, in that context, the Vietnam - Dominican Republic relationship is opening up many prospects for cooperation. Great in all fields, especially when the two countries prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations in 2025, becoming a typical example of South -South cooperation and between Southeast Asian - Latin America. Looking at the prospects in the next decade, the Prime Minister firmly believes that the relationship between Vietnam and the Dominica Republic is increasingly blossoming; Vietnam and the Dominican Republic are facing great opportunities to take advantage of the potentials available in bilateral relations, towards higher stature, for the practical benefit of the people of the two countries, contributing to peace, national independence, democracy and social progress in the two regions and around the world.

The Prime Minister and Lady, along with the delegates cutting off Vietnam Day in Brazil - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Strengthening cultural connectivity - Promoting business cooperation also on this occasion, the Prime Minister and the high -ranking delegation of Vietnam attended the Vietnam Day program in 2024 in Brazil with the theme "Convergence of thousands of years of culture - Rising in the era of strong and prosperous"; Meet the Vietnamese community in Brazil; Following the leading corporations of Brazil and attending the Vietnam-Brazil-Brazil ddazil, Dominican Vietnam-Hoa Dominica business seminar ; Thereby clearly showing the desire to strengthen good friendship cooperation with Brazil and Dominican Republic in many fields, from economics - trade - investment to culture, tourism, sports and people's exchange. The Prime Minister expects Vietnam Day in 2024 in Brazil to be the beginning of the period of cultural cooperation, tourism, sports, and people exchange more and more, stronger, deeper between the two countries and between Vietnam and Latin America - Caribbean. Regarding the connection between businesses, the head of the Government of Vietnam emphasized that this is not only a matter of benefits of businesses, investors, of the two countries, but also the noble feelings of the heart and the product of intellect, affirming the responsibility of the business community and investors with good relationships between Vietnam and other countries.

The Prime Minister attended the Vietnam -Dominica business seminar - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Continuing to effectively implement the external, autonomous, multilateral and diversified external policy under the Resolution of the XIII Congress of the Party, the mission of the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Brazil, attending the G20 Summit and the official visit to the Republic of Dominica has been successful, making an important contribution to affirming the role, prestige, active participation, contributing to Vietnam's global issues; At the same time, creating a new motivation for strong promotion, improving the friendship, good cooperation between Vietnam and Brazil and the Dominican Republic, as well as with the Latin-Caribe American region, for the strong, prosperous and sustainable development of each country, for the happiness and prosperity of the people, contributing to the peace, cooperation and development of the two regions and the world. Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/khang-dinh-viet-nam-doc-lap-tu-chu-tu-tu-tu-luc-tu-tu-tu-tu-toc-toc-dong-gop -trach -nhiem-hieu -quaoc-cac-soan-cuau-10224122112213022129.htmm