Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

At the meeting, Foreign Minister Son affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and hopes to further deepen its traditional friendship and fine cooperation with Mexico, towards the establishment of a more suitable partnership framework in the coming time.

He proposed the two Ministries speed up delegation exchanges; maintain close cooperation, coordination and support for each other at international ordinations and multilateral forums that both are members to, such as the United Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); and promote collaboration between Vietnam and the Pacific Alliance (AP), and between Mexico and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

At the meeting, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship and fine cooperation with Mexico. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano stressed that Vietnam is one of Mexico's important political and economic partners in Asia, particularly as both countries are members of the APEC, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue coordinating closely with its Vietnamese counterpart to concretise orientations and measures to deepen the bilateral ties and bring substantive benefits to the two countries’ peoples.

Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano stressed that Vietnam is one of Mexico's important political and economic partners in Asia. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

On the same day, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano co-chaired the seventh political consultation to share information on each country’s situation, agree on measures to strengthen the bilateral relations in the coming time, and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano co-chaired the seventh political consultation. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

The two sides agreed to continue stepping up bilateral cooperation, especially in economics and trade; bringing into full play advantages of the CPTPP; and perfecting a legal corridor to increase the effectiveness of collaboration activities.

It is necessary to maintain and promote the efficiency of the political consultation mechanism between the two foreign ministries, and the joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation; and accelerate negotiations towards the signing of cooperation documents in the fields of diplomacy, finance, agriculture, animal and plant quarantine, education-training, and defence.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Matias Romero Institute of Mexico. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

After the session, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration in diplomatic training between the two Ministries.

The two sides exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Matias Romero Institute of Mexico. (Photo: WVR/Quang Hoa)

Within the framework of her visit, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano also paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Mausoleum, and has a working session with the Vietnam-Mexico Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group.