Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) had talks with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Tianjin, China, on June 25. — VNA/VNS Photo

TIANJIN — Việt Nam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính affirmed.

During his meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China, PM Chinh conveyed a letter from State President Lương Cường inviting President Noboa to attend the signing ceremony of United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, to be held in Hà Nội this October.

President Noboa expressed his appreciation for Việt Nam's initiative and commitment to hosting the signing event, an important legal instrument in the fight against cybercrime, and confirmed that Ecuador will send a high-level delegation to attend.

The PM called on Ecuador to facilitate investment by Việt Nam's Viettel Group in telecommunications, 5G services, and digital transformation in Ecuador, contributing to development and job creation for Ecuadorian youth. On behalf of the Vietnamese Party and State leaders, he extended a formal invitation to President Noboa to pay an official visit to Vietnam this year to further enhance bilateral cooperation.

President Noboa affirmed that Việt Nam is an important partner of Ecuador. Highlighting Việt Nam's impressive achievements in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, he expressed his desire to expand cooperation in education and to promote people-to-people exchanges, especially among young people, between the two countries. The President welcomed Vietnamese enterprises' participation in Ecuador’s 5G network development plans.

Both sides agreed to step up high-level exchanges and delegation visits, strengthen the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms, and promote trade and investment promotion activities, business connectivity, and collaboration in areas of mutual strength. They also exchanged views on several regional and international issues of shared interest. — VNA/VNS