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At the Dialogue, both sides approved the Vietnam-UK Action Plan for the period 2024-2026, including cooperation priorities in the areas of politics-diplomacy; trade, investment and business environment; sustainable growth, development cooperation; science-technology and innovation; education, vocational training, tertiary education, educational science and technology; defense, security and organized crime combat; people-to-people exchange and equal rights; global and regional issues.

During the event, both sides expressed their delight at the sound development of the two countries’ strategic partnership in all areas, such as politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, security-defence, education-training, sci-tech, climate change response, culture and people-to-people exchange.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang (R) and UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels, effectively implement existing cooperation mechanisms such as the strategic dialogue, the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO), the defense policy dialogue, the migration dialogue, and inter-parliamentary dialogue mechanisms, in order to further deepen the strategic partnership and promote the potential for cooperation between the two countries.

Both sides agreed to continue coordination to maximize the benefits from the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to raise bilateral trade turnover, encourage British businesses to invest in Vietnam in areas of strength such as renewable energy, finance-banking, infrastructure, and digital transformation.

Catherine West appreciated Vietnam for being one of the first countries to ratify the UK's accession to the CPTPP, facilitating the acceleration of trade and investment cooperation between the two countries in particular and the two regions in general.

West affirmed that the UK is ready to accompany Vietnam in the process of socio-economic development, with the goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045, while welcoming Vietnam's strong commitments at COP 26 on reducing emissions to zero by 2050 and Vietnam's participation in the Political Declaration on JETP with the G7 Group and international partners.

The two sides highly valued the establishment of a framework for cooperation in science and technology between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and agreed to continue collaboration in personnel training, the implementation of joint research programs on health, agriculture, environment, emerging technology, the development of innovation programs, startup ecosystems, and digital transformation.

The UK official said that based on the effectiveness of the Chevening scholarship program and the activities of the British Council, the UK Government will continue carrying out and expanding educational cooperation programs with Vietnamese partners in the coming time.

10th Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue.

Catherine West stated that the UK government will continue to implement and expand educational cooperation programs with Vietnam in the coming time, including expanding the provision of scholarships, teacher training, and enhancing capacity for education policymaking. She noted the Vietnamese side's request for the UK to simplify procedures and facilitate the process for Vietnamese citizens to obtain visas to enter the UK for work, study, and tourism purposes.

Both sides agreed to continue cooperating to organize cultural exchange activities and people-to-people exchanges, creating conditions to promote the role of the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in the UK, contributing to increasing mutual understanding and promoting good friendship relations between the two countries.

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