VN, Czech enhance cooperation in aviation, automobile production

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Czech Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies and President of the Czech-Morava Communist Party Vojtech Filip, Ha Noi, June 5, 2018 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

At the meeting, Mr. Vojtech Filip expressed his hope that Viet Nam will soon apply an opener policy for Czech citizens, announcing that tge Czech Republic is always making it easier for the granting of visas for Vietnamese to work, study and visit the country. 

The Czech Republic has established some vocational training centers to assist Vietnamese workers in fields of mechanics and auxiliary industry, he said, suggesting the two sides further cooperate in such areas as aviation, training for pilots, use and transfer of operation technology of light aircraft. 

The Vietnamese PM asserted that Viet Nam attaches importance to the relationship with traditional partners in the Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, hailing the two nations’ active development through delegation exchanges at all levels. 

Regarding the visa issue, the PM affirmed he will assign Vietnamese functional agencies to tackle it.

Viet Nam will facilitate cooperative projects with the Czech Republic, asserted the Vietnamese leader, adding that the nation welcomes the Czech Republic to promote cooperation with Viet Nam in automobile production. 

He lauded the successful organization of the sixth meeting of Viet Nam-Czech Inter-Governmental Committee, adding that the Vietnamese Government will closely cooperate with the Czech Government in launching reached agreements in the meeting, making contribution to promoting the bilateral relationship, especially in fields of energy, infrastructure, environmental protection and food safety. 

PM Phuc proposed the Czech Republic advocate Viet Nam's nomination as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the 2020-2021 phase, expecting the Czech Republic to enhance the comprehensive partnership between Viet Nam and the EU and advocate the signing of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). 

Viet Nam is willing to support the  Czech Republic to strengthen the relationship with ASEAN and its country members, he confirmed. 

He required the Czech Republic to consider and promote the simplification and granting of visas for Vietnamese citizens for tourist and labor purposes. 

The Czech side is advocating Viet Nam to nominate as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the 2020-2021 phase and hoping to soon ink the EVFTA, said Mr. Vojtech Filip. 

He suggested the Vietnamese Government support launching the direct air route between the two nations to boost trade, cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. 

The Czech Republic is actively promoting cooperative projects in labor exports with the northern province of Quang Ninh and a project on automobile production with the hope of bringing more cooperative opportunities for the two sides. 

By Thuy Dung