PM meets with World Bank leader in Glasgow

He described the World Bank as a friend and leading development partner of Vietnam. He thanked the financial institution for its contribution to Vietnam’s economic development and social security, particularly via providing it with non-refundable aid worth US$6.2 million and backing the rescheduling debt payment for Vietnam so that the country can reserve resources for COVID-19 prevention and control.

The PM affirmed that sustainable development and green growth are a consistent policy of Vietnam.

For his part, the WB official vowed to further assist Vietnam in its process of building macroeconomic policy and accessing financial sources for green, sustainable and inclusive growth.

The two sides agreed to review and update the Strategic Partnership Framework for Phase III from 2022 to 2025 in order to clearly identify resources, priority projects and implementation roadmap.

The same day, he met Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Armenian President Armen Sarkisian.

At his meeting with Babis, Chinh thanked the Czech Republic for giving vaccines to Vietnam as well as providing support and assistance to Vietnamese nationals to integrate into the local community.  

Babis pledged to promote the traditional friendship and cooperation relationship between the Czech Republic and Vietnam as well as to support the Vietnamese expatriates in the country.

Meeting with Sarkisian, the Vietnamese PM welcomed the Armenian leader's proposal to consolidate and strengthen the two countries’ traditional friendship and cooperation.     

Talking with the Mayor of Los Angeles and current Chair of C40 Cities Eric Garcetti and a number of governors of states and mayors of cities in the Americas, Chinh welcomed the group's proposal on cooperation with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the fields of infrastructure, innovation and management capacity improvement.