Viet Nam and Thailand have officially upgraded their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, heard a press conference co-chaired by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Hà Nội on Friday.
PM Chính told the press following the 4th Việt Nam-Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat the same day that the meeting took place successfully, stressing that the two sides reached consensus on many key strategic orientations.
He noted that Thailand was one of the first ASEAN countries to establish diplomatic ties with Việt Nam after Việt Nam's national reunification. It is also the only nation with which Việt Nam has established a joint cabinet meeting mechanism, initiated by Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra in 2004.
Thailand was also the first ASEAN country to set up a strategic partnership with Việt Nam in 2013, the leader continued.
The establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership helps foster a peaceful and stable environment in terms of security and defence across ASEAN, Asia, and the world at large, the PM emphasised.
