Minister Son made the statement during a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor Leste Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno on February 4 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor Leste Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno at the meeting
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor Leste Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno at the meeting
Both sides consented to intensify the exchange of delegations at all levels, hold the first meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation at the ministerial level in the near future, as agreed as part of the Framework Agreement on Technical and Economic Cooperation in April, 2010.
This is along with carrying out signed agreements and accelerating negotiations and signing of new agreements in order to boost tourism co-operation and people-to-people exchanges.
The Timor Leste Minister applauded important Vietnamese socio-economic development achievements, stating that leaders of Timor Leste are very pleased with the investment of Vietnamese telecoms group Viettel, which has greatly contributed to local development.
There is great potential for the two nations to further expand co-operation in trade, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, she said.
She went on to affirm that she will work to promote co-operation between the two countries moving forward, not only in the bilateral channels but also within ASEAN.
As part of this occasion, Minister Son held short meetings with his counterparts of Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, and Brunei to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations.