According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attending the 47th ASEAN Summit and related conferences in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with Vietnamese Ambassadors to countries in the ASEAN region that have seas adjacent to Vietnam (ose country, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) and Vietnamese Ambassadors to ASEAN.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listened to the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassadors report on the current situation, cooperation results between Vietnam and relevant countries and within the framework of ASEAN, especially economic, trade - investment cooperation, cooperation in developing fisheries, protection of fishermen and fishing vessels operating in coastal areas, prevention of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and removal of the European Commission (EC) yellow card for Vietnam's exported seafood.
According to the Ambassadors' reports, the situation of countries in the region has had certain fluctuations in recent times, but basically cooperation with Vietnam has been expanded and deepened, delegation exchanges take place regularly, countries support and acknowledge the achievements that Vietnam has achieved in national development. Coordination in handling complex issues such as citizen protection and IUU fishing prevention has all had certain progress.
After listening to the report on the situation and results of the work implementation, the Prime Minister welcomed and highly appreciated the results that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassies have implemented in recent times, especially the successful organization of activities of the Vietnamese delegation within the framework of the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia.
Regarding the key tasks that need to be implemented in the coming time, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to promote friendship in all aspects between Vietnam and partner countries in the region and within the ASEAN framework, affirming that this is an area of strategic importance to Vietnam; realizing good political relations into practical economic cooperation projects and programs; continuing to promote and propose initiatives on economic cooperation with other countries, expanding markets for Vietnamese goods, especially taking advantage of the partnership that Vietnam has just upgraded with other countries.
The Prime Minister emphasized that representative agencies continue to proactively closely monitor and effectively implement the protection of Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels operating in coastal areas, actively cooperate in the fight against IUU fishing; strengthen propaganda and information on Vietnam's viewpoints, goals, efforts and results in combating IUU fishing.
The Prime Minister also directed representative agencies to pay attention to caring for the Vietnamese community in the area, especially in the context of complicated developments in online fraud, forced labor... in which the victims are Vietnamese citizens.
The Prime Minister noted that the Ambassadors should successfully complete political, cultural, civil defense diplomacy and more effectively carry out economic diplomacy, enhance proactiveness, sense of responsibility and determination, and creative measures in performing tasks, promptly report to the domestic authorities on problems that need to be resolved.
