Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith met his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son in New York on September 20, according to Vietnam News Agency report.

The meetings took place on the occasion of their attendance in the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly.

Talking to Kommasith, Son applauded the sound development of the two countries’ relations, especially high-level mutual visits and meetings, and the promotion of key cooperation projects in the recent past.

The Lao official spoke highly of the success of the delegation exchanges between the countries’ Party and State leaders, especially the meeting among the leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, and the Cambodian People’s Party in Hanoi on September 6.

The two sides agreed to coordinate closely to prepare for high-level activities between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties and Governments, coming events of inter-sectoral cooperation mechanisms, and some cooperation projects. The countries will also keep close coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums.

Minister Son affirmed Vietnam’s support for and efforts to help Laos fulfill its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2024.

Meeting with Sefcovic, Son noted with satisfaction the increasingly extensive and substantive strides in the Vietnam - EU relations, and affirmed that the EU is one of the leading partners of Vietnam, calling on both sides to maintain and bring into play cooperation and dialogue mechanisms.

The Vietnamese minister also appealed to the European Council to raise its voice to persuade the EU to soon remove the “yellow card” warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for fishery exports of the Southeast Asian nation.

Sefcovic said he attaches importance to the EU - Vietnam cooperation and also shared the view on Son’s proposals.

Both officials also touched upon measures for realising climate change response commitments and the Political Declaration on establishing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) between Vietnam and the G7 countries.

At the meetings, Minister Son affirmed Vietnam and ASEAN’s common stance on peacefully settling disputes on the basis of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and guaranteeing the safety and security of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

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