Vietnam, EU and Belgium seek deeper, practical cooperation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : The official visits by Top Vietnamese leader To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the European Union (EU) and Belgium from October 21-24 concluded successfully.
66% : Deepening Vietnam-EU cooperation Since establishing diplomatic relations on November 28, 1990, Vietnam and the EU have steadily expanded their ties.
65% : Speaking at Belgium's Egmont Institute, General Secretary and President Lam said as one of the Southeast Asian nations with the most comprehensive partnership with the EU and currently serving as the coordinator for ASEAN-EU relations, Vietnam stands ready to act as a "pilot model" and a strategic bridge, helping turn ASEAN-EU cooperation into an exemplary inter-regional partnership, thus making a tangible contribution to peace and prosperity across both continents.
63% : Costa called for more substantive cooperation through EU programmes and initiatives, including Global Gateway, to promote high-quality investment, sustainable connectivity infrastructure and energy transition.
63% : European Commission Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness Roxana Minzatu expressed confidence that combining Vietnam's economic dynamism and development ambitions with the EU's research and technological capabilities will create opportunities in clean energy, semiconductors, AI, healthcare, manufacturing modernisation and local supply chains, while generating quality jobs. Vietnam-Belgium ties poised for stronger growth Vietnam and Belgium have made significant progress in their traditional friendship, with growing political trust and positive results in trade, investment, agriculture, education, science and technology.
62% : Von der Leyen affirmed the EU's readiness to support Vietnam's ambition to become a regional transport and transit hub.
60% : The EU leaders affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of the bloc in the Indo-Pacific region and expressed confidence that the two sides would build on their political trust and cooperation achievements to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and deliver tangible benefits.
60% : She also called for stronger implementation of recently signed cooperation arrangements involving the Bac Ai hydropower project, Lien Chieu Port in Da Nang and the renovation and preservation of Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi.
60% : Priority areas include services, finance, research and development, ecological agriculture, environmental protection, higher education, innovation, environmentally friendly industries, multimodal logistics, shipbuilding technology, port management, renewable energy, critical raw materials, semiconductors, biotechnology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and transport.
58% : The official visits by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the European Union (EU) and Belgium from October 21-24 concluded successfully, strengthening political trust and opening up new opportunities for substantive cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology, green transition and logistics.
55% : While in Brussels, General Secretary and President Lam held talks and high-level meetings with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
48% : The Vietnamese leader called for closer economic, trade and investment links, with more effective use of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), urging both sides to work together to resolve long-standing issues, including the removal of the EC's "yellow card" on Vietnamese seafood exports, and to accelerate the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

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