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VIETNAM – CANADA ELEVATE THE BILATERAL RELATION AND AVOCATE TO FULFIL APEC 2017 HOST’S ROLE
The newly-appointed diplomat Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone made the statement at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on February 7. She said Vietnam hosting a key cooperation forum of the Asia-Pacific region would open new opportunities for both countries to form regional and bilateral partnerships toward effectiveness and sustainability. She was convinced that as the host of APEC 2017, the leading forum for regional cooperation and development, Viet Nam would enjoy abundant opportunities to boost the bilateral ties; spur regional economic connectivity.
According to the Ambassador, the strong growth of socio-economic cooperation between Vietnam and Canada in the past time would help boost their comprehensive ties in the coming time.
For his part, Deputy PM Minh expressed his satisfaction at the developments in the bilateral ties, especially in the areas of trade, investment, and development cooperation. The two-way trade turnover expanded 20-25% to over US$ 5 billion. Canadian investors poured over US$ 5 billion of FDI into Viet Nam.
The host leader also appreciated Canada's ODA provision for Viet Nam especially in climate change response.
He noted that holding great collaborative potential, Vietnam and Canada should make efforts to elevate relations to a new height and work more closely at multilateral forums for international peace, stability and cooperation.
Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh (R) and Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Ping Kitnikone
Source: www.newschinhphu.vn
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