According to VNA, pleased to know that President Umaro Sissoco Embalo had a very successful meeting with General Secretary and President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his belief that the first visit to Vietnam by the President of Guinea-Bissau will create a breakthrough and open a new phase for the relationship between Vietnam and Guinea-Bissau in the coming time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Vietnam treasures its traditional friendship and cooperation with African countries and is constantly expanding and developing this relationship, with an important milestone being Vietnam officially becoming an Observer of the African Union in December 2023.
Discussing directions for promoting cooperation in the coming time, the two leaders agreed to coordinate to develop relations in the spirit of "sincere, equal, mutually beneficial partnership"; identifying three priorities in political-diplomatic cooperation including increasing delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels; coordinating and supporting each other at multilateral forums; supporting each other to promote cooperation at the regional level, in which Guinea-Bissau supports Vietnam to promote cooperation with the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Vietnam acts as a bridge for cooperation between Guinea-Bissau and ASEAN and its member countries.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister welcomed Guinea-Bissau's unilateral decision to exempt visas for Vietnamese diplomatic and official passport holders to facilitate increased exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Appreciating Vietnam's experience and policies in successful macroeconomic management and international integration, the President of Guinea-Bissau supported Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's proposal on priority solutions in economic cooperation.
Accordingly, the two countries will diversify export products based on the main product of cashew nuts and expand to other strong products such as rice, textiles, household goods, machinery, electrical equipment, seafood, etc.; promote the exchange of business delegations, enhance information on markets and opportunities for business cooperation and investment; promote cooperation in agriculture, agricultural, aquatic and seafood processing, coordinate to mobilize development partners and international organizations to participate in implementing tripartite agricultural cooperation projects, contributing to helping Guinea-Bissau ensure food security and increase exports; strengthen cooperation and share experiences in the fields of medical and educational expert cooperation; perfect and implement cooperation mechanisms and negotiate and sign agreements, creating a favorable legal framework for bilateral cooperation.
On this occasion, the President of Guinea-Bissau also wishes to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Guinea-Bissau. The Prime Minister thanked him and will arrange the visit at an appropriate time.
