General Secretary To Lam welcomed the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Robert kaliňak; emphasizing that this is an important and practical activity to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1950 - 2025), contributing to further deepening the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Slovakia.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Slovakia has always been a loyal and close friend of Vietnam; thanked the Government and people of Slovakia for always supporting and united with the people of Vietnam over the past 75 years.
General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the results of the talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Robert kaliňak and General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; affirmed that defense cooperation between the two countries has been implemented on the basis of the 2015 Defense Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, which has achieved many positive results, becoming one of the important pillars of bilateral relations. General Secretary To Lam suggested that the two sides further promote cooperation in the fields of defense industry, military training, peacekeeping, etc.
On the basis of high political trust, General Secretary To Lam suggested that the two sides maintain delegation exchanges at all levels; at the same time, strengthen the effectiveness of existing consultation and cooperation mechanisms to promote the development of bilateral relations in a practical, comprehensive and sustainable manner; at the same time, create favorable conditions for ministries, branches and enterprises of the two countries to connect, expand cooperation to make economy and science and technology pillars in bilateral relations, further promote cultural, educational, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam conveyed his regards and invitation to Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico to soon pay an official visit to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Robert kaliňak expressed his impression of Vietnam's great development achievements, making Vietnam an important country in Asia; emphasizing that Slovakia is proud to have always stood side by side with Vietnam for the past 75 years, affirming that Vietnam is one of Slovakia's leading important partners in the region.
The Slovakian government and people always wish to deepen and improve the effectiveness of multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the field of defense as well as other areas of mutual interest. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Robert kaliňak completely agreed with General Secretary To Lam's opinion, affirming that he would actively coordinate with Slovakian ministries, branches and Vietnamese partners to develop Vietnam - Slovakia relations, commensurate with the existing scale and potential.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Robert kaliňak emphasized that the two countries still have a lot of potential to complement each other in the field of defense industry. Slovakia is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in researching and implementing joint projects in this field.
