Fourth Vietnam-Uruguay political consultation held
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Ache Batlle co-chaired the fourth Vietnam-Uruguay political consultation via videoconference on November 17 to discuss bilateral ties and issues of shared concern.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations&nbs🍒p;CarolinaAche Batlle co-chaired the fourth Vietnam-Uruguay political consultation via videoconference onNovember 17 to discuss bilateral ties and issues of shared concern.
The two officialsshared the two countries’ situation and the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, as well as measures to promote economic growth and ensure social welfare. In order to continueexpanding Vietnam – Uruguay friendship and cooperation, the two sides vowed to continue workingclosely together to facilitate high-level visits when conditions allow, effectivelymaintain the mechanisms of Joint Committee on Economic-Trade and Investment Cooperation, and political consultation between the two foreign ministries, as well asencourage collaboration between ministries, agencies, localities and businesses of the two countries in various forms. Dung affirmed thatboth sides hold potential for cooperation in economy and trade. Hethanked Uruguay for supporting Vietnam at multilateral forums and internationalorganisations. Batlle, for herpart, hailed Vietnam as one of the important partners of Uruguay in Asia, andagreed to partner with Vietnam in the process of expanding and accessing markets in South America and Asia-Pacific. The two officials agreed to push ahead with concretising cooperation contents in several promising fields towards the 30th anniversaryof bilateral diplomatic ties. Discussing regionaland global issues of shared concern, they concurred to coordinate stances and offer mutual support atinternational organisations and multilateral forums to which Vietnam andUruguay are members./.
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The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade and investment promotion with Uruguay’s Investment, Export and Country Brand Promotion Agency.
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Uruguayan counterpart Ariel Bergamino co-chaired a political consultation in Hanoi on August 29, which focused measures to promote the bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries and foreign ministries.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Ache Batlle on October 21 co-chaired the second meeting of the Vietnam-Uruguay Joint Committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung (Photo: VNA) 
