Vietnamese PM meets with visiting Burundian President

April 04,hang hai y 2025 - 21:20 Your browser does not support the audio element. President Ndayishimiye expressed his delight at visiting the fraternal Việt Nam and witnessing firsthand the country's remarkable historical achievements after nearly 40 years of renewal.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye at their meeting in Hà nội on April 4. VNA/VNS photo

HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting in Hà Nội on April 4 with Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye who is on an official visit to Việt Nam.

The Government leader laid stress on the significance of the visit, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Burundi diplomatic relations (April 16, 1975-2025), the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975-2025), and the 80th anniversary of the National Day of Việt Nam (September 2, 1945-2025).

He congratulated Burundi on its important achievements under President Ndayishimiye's leadership and expressed Việt Nam's support for Burundi's national development plan, which aims to transform the African nation into an emerging economy by 2040 and a developed country by 2060.

President Ndayishimiye expressed his delight at visiting the fraternal Việt Nam and witnessing firsthand the country's remarkable historical achievements after nearly 40 years of renewal. He praised Việt Nam's recent socio-economic management that has successfully met development targets while improving the people’s living standards.

The President affirmed that Việt Nam is a close friend and trusted partner of Burundi in Asia, and took this occasion to thank PM Chinh’s strong commitment to promoting the bilateral ties. He specifically acknowledged the practical contributions of the Lumitel telecommunications joint venture and expressed support for its operations, including the expansion of 5G coverage in Burundi.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye visit a photo exhibition by the Vietnam News Agency. VNA/VNS photo

The two leaders concurred to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels and strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, and science-technology. They also discussed expanding collaboration into new areas such as agriculture, mining, tourism, infrastructure development, construction materials, and hydropower.

Basing on Việt Nam's international integration experience over the past nearly 40 years of renewal, PM Chính said Việt Nam stands ready to share expertise with Burundi in the areas of mutual interest and strength, including building reform policies, international integration, industrialisation, agricultural development, production, animal husbandry, and education.

They welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on political consultations between the foreign ministries and a framework cooperation agreement between the two governments. They confirmed that agencies from both countries will continue active negotiations to sign additional documents to improve the legal framework facilitating bilateral cooperation.

Furthermore, the two leaders held that Việt Nam and Burundi need to enhance mutual understanding through training cooperation, exchanges, and connections between people and businesses of both countries to share information about culture, people, business practices, and cooperation opportunities.

Regarding multilateral collaboration, they agreed to boost coordination and support each other's positions on regional and international issues at global forums, contributing to maintaining peace, stability, and cooperation in each region and in the world.

PM Chính requested Burundi to support ASEAN's stance on resolving maritime disputes through peaceful means based on international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and ASEAN's efforts to build the East Sea into a sea of peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development./.