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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on May 29, concluding his visit to Japan at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
During the three-day stay, PM Phuc attended the plenary session of the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit in the Japanese prefecture of Mie, held talks with PM Abe in Tokyo and met bilaterally with leaders of the G7 as well as with guest countries and international organisations.
It was the first time Vietnam had been invited to the Summit, marking its enhanced role in the region and throughout the world.
In his speech, the Vietnamese PM welcomed Japan’s decision to expand its Expanded Partnership for Quality Infrastructure initiative. He also shared the concerns of the G7 and ASEAN member states’ over threats to peace, stability and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.
He called on parties concerned to exercise restraint whilst settling disputes by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and strengthening measures to build trust and preventive diplomacy, towards the early formation of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
The PM pushed for practical actions to enhance an environment of peace and stability whilst settling common issues in the region and the world, particularly in regards to sustainable development goals, infrastructure ramp-up, disaster prevention, climate change response, anti-terrorism, food and water resources security, among others.
He expressed his firm belief in the G7 member countries’ important role in facilitating global economic recovery, trade and investment connectivity as well as effectively dealing with global development challenges.
Leaders of G7 countries and others called for support to ASEAN member states in building high-quality infrastructure and boosting connectivity as well as trust in order to deal with hot spots in the region and throughout the world, including maritime and aviation safety and security in the East Sea and the East China Sea.
On the sidelines of the summit, the leader met bilaterally with the President of Sri Lanka, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the General Director of the International Monetary Fund, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the President of France, the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of the European Commission and President of the European Council, the Prime Minister of the UK, the German Chancellor, the President of the US, the Prime Minister of Italy and the President of the World Bank.
During the meetings, the PM expressed hope that countries and partners would work closely with Vietnam at multilateral forums in the region and the world, including supporting Vietnam’s run for non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 and Director General of UNESCO for the 2017-2021 tenure.
Vietnam always strives to develop ties with countries globally in the spirit of friendship and in being a trustworthy partner and responsible member of the international community, he said.
Speaking to 1,500 Japanese firms at the Vietnam – Japan high-level economic policy dialogue in the tourist city of Nagoya, PM Phuc pledged to continue fine-tuning legal regulations to create a more stable and transparent business environment for investors, particularly Japanese ones.
During their talks in Tokyo on May 28, the Vietnamese and Japanese PMs reached a consensus on specific measures to further the bilateral extensive strategic partnership in the foreseeable future, including strengthening political trust via regular visits and exchanges on the fringes of international conferences, joint work in the UN peacekeeping mission and post-war recovery.
They stressed the importance of ensuring peace, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, sharing the view that parties concerned should prevent actions that may change the status quo, complicate or extend disputes and militarisation in the East Sea while seriously abiding by international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, and the DOC towards reaching a COC.
Following the talks, host and guest witnessed the signing of five agreements, four of them relating to the provision of official development assistance, worth US$1.5 billion for Vietnam.
(NHAN DAN ONLINE)
