The agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders was signed at a talk yesterday between Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during the latter’s visit to Viet Nam.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani sign the agreement yesterday. Photo baoquocte.vn

Viet Nam and Qatar yesterday signed an agreement on visa exemption for their diplomatic and official passport holders.

The agreement was signed during talks yesterday between Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during the latter’s visit to Viet Nam.

Minister Son emphasised that the visit, the first of its kind by the Qatari minister, is an important milestone in the bilateral relations between the two countries, especially as the two have recently successfully organised the second political consultation between the two foreign ministries and will celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2023.

The two ministers highlighted the need to coordinate to organise activities to celebrate the 30^th anniversary, with the focus given to strengthening delegation exchanges and culture-sports events.

They also stressed the importance of cooperating and supporting each other at multilateral forums and regional and international organisations like ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

In economic terms, the two sides agreed to further bolster trade and investment activities while enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation between management agencies and investment funds of each side including the Qatar Investment Authority and Viet Nam’s State Capital Investment Corporation.

The Vietnamese minister said that Viet Nam will create favourable conditions for Qatar’s businesses and investment funds to research the market and invest in the country.

With regards to tourism, he expressed the hope to welcome more Qatari tourists to Viet Nam as his country is recovering rapidly from the pandemic.

The minister suggested the two sides discuss measures to expand cooperation in different fields and accelerate the negotiations and signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement.

The top Qatari diplomat said he highly valued the socio-economic achievements of Viet Nam, affirming that the country is Qatar’s priority partner in Asia-Pacific and an attractive destination for Qatari investors.

He noted that he agreed with Minister Son’s recommendations and suggested the two sides continue to share more information about investment projects and opportunities.

He said the two countries should expand cooperation in areas such as green economy, renewable energy, science technology and agriculture.

Source: VNS