Informing many press and media agencies of the two countries, General Secretary To Lam said that the two sides had a very successful meeting. After more than 30 years of construction and development, the Vietnam - Korea relationship has become a particularly good model of relations with many outstanding and comprehensive achievements, especially since officially upgrading the relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership in December 2022.
Political trust between the two countries has been constantly consolidated, cooperation in all areas of development has been substantial and effective; people-to-people exchanges between the two countries have become increasingly vibrant and bustling.
Speaking at the press conference, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung said that the visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation has contributed to deepening the cooperative relationship between the two countries.
General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung stated that in the spirit of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the two sides discussed and agreed on a number of major orientations to promote bilateral relations in the coming time.
The two sides agreed to continue expanding cooperation through the Party, State, Government and National Assembly channels to promptly orient strategies and create a favorable political foundation, expand comprehensive cooperation in all fields; promote practical cooperation in key areas such as diplomacy, defense and security; coordinate in resolving non-traditional security issues, transnational crimes, high-tech crimes and drugs.
The two sides agreed to continue expanding the scale of investment associated with substantial cooperation in technology, prioritizing areas such as infrastructure development, high-tech electronics manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, smart cities, building specialized industrial production complexes along the value chain; continuing to facilitate trade, opening markets for each other's goods, thereby contributing to the completion of the bilateral trade turnover target of 150 billion USD by 2030; focusing on cooperation in areas such as developing strategic transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure, digital infrastructure and infrastructure adapting to climate change.
General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung emphasized that the two sides agreed to make science and technology cooperation a pillar and a new bright spot in bilateral relations; actively promote agencies to expand cooperation in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, training high-quality human resources, especially in the development of strategic technology industries and strategic products; expand cooperation in new breakthrough fields such as high-tech electronics manufacturing, artificial intelligence, renewable energy to serve the development needs of both sides.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cultural cooperation, education and people-to-people exchanges, creating a solid foundation for long-term cooperation between the two countries, promoting people-to-people and local exchanges between the two countries.
The two leaders expressed their confidence that the Vietnam - Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will increasingly develop in a practical, effective, sustainable and long-term manner for the benefit of the people of the two countries, contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
