During the meeting, PM Dung appreciated his Thai counterpart’s leadership in fostering bilateral labour cooperation, including the granting of licences for Vietnamese labourers in Thailand in December last year.
He called on Thailand to cooperate closely with Vietnam in handling issues related to fishermen and fishing vessels in a humanitarian spirit and in line with the friendship and the strategic partnership between the two nations.
The two leaders agreed to assign their Foreign Ministers to coordinate the bilateral cooperation in various fields. A deputy ministerial-level dialogue mechanism on security – defence should be established as soon as possible, they said.
PM Prayut Chan-ocha suggested boosting economic, commercial and investment ties with focus on labour, fisheries and agricultural cooperation.
The two PMs were also unanimous in enhancing the solidarity and promoting the central role of ASEAN in dealing with regional issues of peace, security and development.