Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Đình Trạc emphasised the importance of strengthening people-to-people exchanges between Fujian and localities in Việt Nam, laying a positive social foundation for the further development of bilateral relations.

Both sides also agreed to advance cooperation in traditional areas like science and technology, defence and security, culture, and tourism, including exploring a direct flight route to foster people-to-people exchanges.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn offered several recommendations for APEC cooperation, including strengthening digital governance by sharing best practices for integrating digital technology into business registration, tax compliance, and labour regulations.

The coalition brings together the leading US business associations active on APEC to coordinate efforts in support of US policy objectives. US enterprises participating in the meeting operate in different fields, and mainly have investment projects in Việt Nam.

The Lima official affirmed that the people of the city, like all Peruvians, highly value the friendship and cooperative ties with Việt Nam, pledged his readiness to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, and voiced his hope for an early establishment of a sisterly relationship between Lima and a Vietnamese locality.

Expressing their satisfaction at the effective development of the Việt Nam-Brunei comprehensive partnership, the two leaders agreed to work closely to make the bilateral relations develop in a deeper fashion, benefiting the two peoples while contributing to building a strong, resilient, and sustainable ASEAN community.

Cường expressed his pleasure at the meeting, saying he believes it will make a positive contribution to the development of bilateral economic and investment relations to a new and better phase.

Vietnamese State President Lương Cường delivered a message about firm confidence in a bright future, while addressing the APEC CEO Summit 2024.

ASEAN’s role will decline if it fails to handle the 'push and pull' pressure of major countries and fails to maintain solidarity and unity in issues of common interest to the association, said a former deputy minister of foreign affairs.