7:10 AM, 31/05/2009
VN places importance on ties with RoK, says PM Dũng
VGP – Continuing his official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng on Saturday has separate meetings with President Lee Myung-bac and Speaker of the Korean National Assembly Kim Hyong-o.
| | | PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and RoK President Lee Myung-bac – Photo: VGP | Meeting the host President, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng affirmed that Việt Nam considers the RoK one of its leading partners. He expected the two countries to deepen ties in all fields, raising the bilateral relationship to a strategic cooperative partnership. The Vietnamese PM also asked President Lee to give greater ODA to Việt Nam and facilitate the entry of Vietnamese exports into the RoK. | | | PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng meets President Lee Myung-bac in Seoul, May 30– Photo: VGP | President Lee hailed and expressed his support to the intention to upgrade the bilateral ties to the “strategic cooperative partnership” for peace, stability and development in the region and the world. The two leaders showed their pleasure at the blooming friendship and cooperation between the two countries, agreeing to promote comprehensive cooperation to bring the bilateral relationship to a new plane.  | | The meeting of PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and President Lee Myung-bac – Photo: VGP | Regarding the issue of Korean peninsula, PM Dũng stressed that Việt Nam follows the consistent policy of supporting the denuclearization of the peninsula, disagreeing with nuclear test and nuclear weapon proliferation, and advocating the settlement of nuclear issues in Korea through dialogues and peaceful negotiations.  | | PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyong-o – Photo: VGP | On the same day, PM Dũng met the Korean National Assembly’s Speaker Kim Hyong-o. Praising Việt Nam’s recent achievements and potentials, Speaker Kim said that the Korean legislative body backs the enhanced relations with Việt Nam and wants to expand its ties with the Vietnamese National Assembly. PM Dũng hoped that Korean law-makers would further take care and assist Vietnamese nationals living in the RoK. By Nguyên Hồ |
