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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim meet the media after their talks (Photo: VNA) Lauding
the outcomes of the two countries’ joint Committee’s seventh meeting in July
the two PMs stressed their determination to raise two-way trade to US$4
billion in 2020 through boosting trade and investment promotion activities.
The
Turkish PM suggested that the two sides consider cooperation possibilities in
the defence industry.
Welcoming
the Turkish businesses accompanying PM Binali Yildirim, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc
said that he hopes the enterprises of Vietnam and Turkey will make use of
their meetings during the visit to boost the trade of goods and investment,
people-to-people exchange and tourism between the two countries.
He
proposed that Turkey recognises Vietnam’s market economy soon, and asked that
Turkey remove a number of unreasonable taxes and fees on Vietnamese products
such as footwear, fibre, belts, air conditioners and cell phones.
The two
sides agreed to work closely to enhance cooperation in transportation,
especially aviation and maritime affiliation, science-technology,
culture-education, security-defence and people-to-people diplomacy.
PM Binali
Yildirim suggested that the two countries provide scholarship to students of
each other’s countries and encourage their students to study the language and
culture of the other country.
The two
PMs concurred to collaborate closely to organise activities to celebrate the
40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2018.
On
political ties, the two sides agreed to strengthen delegation exchanges and
encourage the cooperation between their ministries, sectors, localities and
friendship organisations. They pledged to continue with their coordination
and mutual support at international forums.
The
Turkish PM asked for Vietnam’s support of Turkey’s bid for a seat in the
UNESCO Executive Board for the 2017-2021 tenure, while showing backing of
Vietnam to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the
2020-2021 term.
The two
sides also shared their concerns on rising terrorism and affirmed their
support for regional and international anti-terrorism efforts.
Regarding
the East Sea issue, PM Binali Yildirim affirmed his support of Vietnam’s
efforts in maintaining stability in the region in general and the East Sea in
particular, as well as the stance of Vietnam and ASEAN countries on settling
disputes in the East Sea by peaceful methods via dialogues and with respect
for international law.
Following
the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of an agreement between
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and Turkey’s Ministry of Customs and Trade on
administrative cooperation and support in customs and a MoU between the
Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Turkish Ministry of
Economy on partnership in developing export processing and economic zones.
The Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality of Vietnam and the
Turkish Standards Institution also signed a cooperation plan for 2018.
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