Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang hailed Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau’s visit and his attendance at the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week during a reception in Hanoi onNovember 8.

TheVietnamese leader said the establishment of comprehensive partnership duringthe visit is an important step forward in bilateral ties and will create a newdriving force to lift Vietnam-Canada ties to a greater height as the countriesshare more common interests on bilateral, regional and global aspects.

ThePresident spoke highly of new and practical progresses in bilateral linksacross trade-investment, development and education, national defence, climatechange response and settlement of regional and global issues.

President Quang voiced his belief that theimplementation of the focal content and development orientations clarified inthe comprehensive partnership framework will strengthen traditional cooperationfields like economy-trade, education-training, science-technology, anddevelopment cooperation, while opening up many new cooperation opportunities insuch potential aspects as security-defence, green and sustainable growth, andclimate change response.

Lauding the outcomes of the talks betweenTrudeau and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, he said both sidesneed to actively implement the content of the comprehensive partnershipframework so as to bring Vietnam-Canada relations to a new period that is moresubstantive and effective.

[PMs Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Justin Trudeau hold talks]

The two countries will mark 45 years of theirdiplomatic ties in 2018, which is an occasion for them to carry out meaningfulactivities to affirm a new level in bilateral relations. The two sides should maintainhigh-ranking delegation exchanges and set up new cooperation mechanisms betweentheir ministries, sectors and localities, he noted.

He said the countries should expand educationalcooperation to help Vietnam have high-quality human resources to serve nationaldevelopment.

PM Trudeau valued Vietnam’s socio-economicachievements over the past years, stressing that among Southeast Asian nations,Vietnam is the leading trade partner of Canada and has the biggest number ofstudents there.
He affirmed that the cooperation tradition between Canada and Vietnam willsurely serve as a foundation for the comprehensive partnership to grow stronglyin the future.

He also said that multilateral cooperation will help to boost the relationsbetween the two countries in the coming time.

Sharing the view with the guest leader, President Quang suggested the two sidesstep up cooperation at multilateral forums and international organizations,like the UN, APEC, and Francophonie, saying this will help not only enhancebilateral ties but also enable both to work together in seeking peace andstability in the world.

He said Vietnamese people always remembered and thanked valuable assistancegiven by Canada, especially late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, during their strugglefor national liberation, and current support for the country’s nation-buildingeffort.-VNA