Vietnamese leaders welcomed the visit of the King and Queen of Bhutan, highly appreciating the significance of the first head-of-state visit between the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Accompanied by many high-ranking Bhutanese officials, the visit is an important milestone, creating an opportunity to deepen the Vietnam-Bhutan relationship into a more practical and effective one...
At the reception, General Secretary To Lam congratulated Bhutan on its impressive development achievements under the reign and leadership of the King.
The General Secretary welcomed Bhutan's development model with its own unique characteristics that is admired by the world for its emphasis on environmental protection, preservation of cultural heritage and happiness for its people, making it one of the "happiest countries in the world"...
The General Secretary said that the two countries share many similarities in development orientations and goals, which creates conditions for enhanced cooperation. Vietnam always supports Bhutan's development orientations and goals.
King Jigme of Bhutan admired the resilient and indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese people and expressed his admiration for the vision, strategy and development orientation set forth by the General Secretary and Vietnamese leaders.
The King emphasized that Bhutan considers Vietnam one of its top priority partners in Southeast Asia, and wishes to strengthen multifaceted cooperation, share and learn from Vietnam's experiences.
The two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the positive development of Vietnam-Bhutan relations. Friendship, commonalities in culture and development philosophy are important foundations for the two sides to continue to effectively exploit their potentials and strengths and promote extensive cooperation.
At the meeting with the King of Bhutan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the philosophy of “Total National Happiness” that Bhutan consistently implements. This is a criterion that inspires the international community in moving towards harmonious, inclusive and sustainable development.
Vietnam and Bhutan share many similarities in culture, economy and development goals, improving the material and spiritual life of the people. In the context of rapid and complex developments in the region and the world, the Prime Minister suggested that the two countries promote cooperation to deal with common challenges.
The Prime Minister informed the King about the process of nation building since Vietnam gained independence 80 years ago, and shared about the development guidelines, orientations and goals.
Vietnam wishes to promote cooperation with Bhutan, and suggests that the two sides promote more frequent high-level visits and contacts; and consider establishing bilateral cooperation mechanisms.
The Prime Minister also suggested continuing to review and promote the signing of cooperation agreements. It is necessary to strengthen the connection between the two economies through promoting negotiations and signing of economic, trade and investment agreements...
Vietnam is ready to export goods that Bhutan needs and that Vietnam has strengths in, such as food, consumer goods, construction materials, electronic products, components, and import goods from Bhutan, meeting the needs of the two countries.
The Prime Minister suggested that the two sides consider expanding security cooperation, combating cybercrime; promoting cooperation in spiritual tourism, high-quality organic agriculture, traditional medicine; and soon establishing direct flights.
King Jigme of Bhutan highly appreciated Vietnam's endogenous strength in overcoming previous difficulties and challenges, as well as in Vietnam's talented leadership, orientations, strategies and development goals today.
The King shared the philosophy and vision of Bhutan's leaders in developing the country. As a small country, Bhutan has developed its own development strategy, with the goal of bringing happiness and prosperity to its people, protecting the clean environment, and maintaining its independence.
Bhutan considers Vietnam a reliable and important partner in the region and is committed to promoting cooperation with Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the King of Bhutan assessed that the cooperation between the two countries still has much potential and room to soon bring the relationship to a new height...
At the meeting with the King of Bhutan, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the development of relations between the two countries, especially the harmony in core values, both attaching importance to preserving traditional culture, prioritizing people's happiness and close coordination in international forums.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam always values and wishes to further deepen the friendly relationship with Bhutan, based on the foundation of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit...
Although the Vietnam-Bhutan relationship has only been around for more than a decade, it has achieved some good results, in which parliamentary cooperation has made positive contributions, both bilaterally and at multilateral parliamentary forums.
The Vietnamese National Assembly highly appreciates the cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies, especially through delegation exchanges and contacts at inter-parliamentary forums of which the two National Assemblies are members.
The National Assembly Chairman invited the Chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives of Bhutan to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.
The National Assembly Chairman suggested that the two sides increase delegation exchanges and share legislative and supervisory experiences, contributing to creating favorable conditions for each country's socio-economic development. The National Assembly Chairman suggested that the two sides soon establish a Friendship Parliamentarians' Group between the two countries.
With a dynamically developing economy, Vietnam is ready to enhance cooperation with Bhutan in sectors such as logistics, tourism, and high-tech agriculture. Vietnam will encourage businesses from both countries to study each other’s legal and policy frameworks and enhance connectivity to increase trade turnover.
The Vietnamese National Assembly pledges to create favorable legal and policy conditions to support investment and business activities of Bhutanese enterprises in Vietnam.
The King of Bhutan agreed with the proposals of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, including promoting the exchange of high-level delegations, including parliamentary delegations of the two countries, exchanging and sharing views and experiences; and inviting the Vietnamese National Assembly to send a delegation to visit Bhutan.
The two sides agreed to maximize the potential for cooperation between the two countries, prioritizing promoting economic cooperation, especially in areas of strength...
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