At the meetings, Jamaican leaders expressed their admiration for Vietnam’s Doi Moi (Reform) and integration achievements, and affirmed their willingness to develop friendly relations and cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the field of economics.
Presenting his credentials to Governor-General of Jamaica, Patrick Allen, the Vietnamese diplomat emphasised that Vietnam attaches importance to facilitating ties with Jamaica, while suggesting that both sides should strengthen the exchange of high-level delegations and foster closer coordination at multilateral forums.
Patrick Allen spoke highly of Vietnam’s goodwill and voiced his wish to further accelerate cooperation between Jamaica and Vietnam.
Upon meeting with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh extended his congratulations on Jamaica’s recent socio-economic and foreign affairs achievements, whilst proposing some issues of mutual concern for potential cooperation, such as the sharing of experience in response to climate change as well as in sustainable development.
Discussing the regional situation, including East Sea issues, Jamaican PM Andrew Michael Holness stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in attempts to promote peace, stability, security, the rule of law, and the peaceful settlement of disputes, including those at sea, on the basis of principles and regulations of international laws, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh also held meetings with Thomas Tavares-Finson, president of the Senate of Jamaica, and Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; participated in the activities of Jamaica’s Diplomatic Day; and had a working session with the leader of Jamaica’s trade promotion agency.
