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The EU has supported 850,000 euros for Vietnam to overcome the consequences of recent storms and continues to call on member countries to contribute support to Vietnam. Many EU member countries have responded to the call such as Germany, Czech... Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Acting Director General of the Asia-Pacific General Department of the EEAS co-chaired the 6th meeting of the Vietnam - EU Joint Committee. The EEAS Asia-Pacific Department co-chaired the 6th Meeting of the Vietnam - EU Joint Committee to implement the Vietnam - EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). Attending the Meeting, on the Vietnamese side, were Ambassador-Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the European Union Nguyen Van Thao and representatives of the Ministries: Foreign Affairs, Defense, Industry and Trade, Justice, Finance, Agriculture and Environment. On the EU side, there were representatives of the European External Affairs Agency and relevant General Departments of the European Commission. The EUs emergency aid shipment has arrived in Vietnam. Speaking at the meeting, Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Head of the EU Delegation sent her regards and shared the damage caused by storms and floods to the Vietnamese people. Ms. Paola Pampaloni said that the EU has provided 850,000 euros to Vietnam to overcome the consequences of recent storms and continues to call on member countries to contribute support to Vietnam. Many EU member countries have responded to the call such as Germany, Czech Republic... On November 24, 2025, a plane carrying an EU emergency aid shipment transported from Luxembourg arrived in Vietnam. The EUs emergency aid shipment was transported from Luxembourg - Photo: Nhan Dan Newspaper At the meeting, the two sides informed each other about the socio-economic situation and foreign policies of each side; comprehensively review and evaluate the situation of Vietnam - EU cooperation within existing cooperation frameworks, including the Defense - Security Dialogue, the Trade Committee implementing the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement, and specialized subcommittees in the Vietnam - EU Joint Committee. The EU affirms that Vietnam is an important partner and a model in the Asia - Pacific. Both sides are pleased to see that, after 35 years of establishing diplomatic relations, Vietnam - EU relations have developed positively across the world. In all fields, political trust is continuously strengthened, delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, especially at high levels, are increasingly strengthened, relations with EU member countries are strongly strengthened. To date, Vietnam has established a comprehensive strategic partnership with France, a strategic partnership with Spain, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Finland, Bulgaria and a comprehensive partnership with Denmark, Hungary and the Netherlands. The two sides agreed to coordinate closely to soon elevate Vietnam-EU relations. Cooperation between Vietnam and the EU in the fields of trade - investment, development cooperation, defense - security, education - training and response to climate change has achieved clear progress; Cooperation and dialogue mechanisms promote positive effects. The two sides have made efforts to implement many cooperation projects and programs on modernizing public finance, strengthening economic governance, and sustainable energy transition, in which the EU provides technical support, helps improve capacity, and shares experiences for Vietnam. To further promote relations between the two sides in the coming time, the two sides agreed to continue to increase the exchange of high-level delegations, coordinate to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), promote 6/27 The remaining EU member states will soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), while maximizing the effectiveness of existing cooperation and dialogue mechanisms. The two sides also agreed to expand and deepen cooperation in all potential fields, especially trade - investment, development cooperation, green economy, digital transformation and circular economy, modern and sustainable fisheries development, clean energy transformation, innovation and infrastructure, climate change response, biodiversity conservation... The two sides emphasized strengthening cooperation in the fields of science - technology and innovation, considering this as a pillar. important new column in cooperation; promote the EUs strengths and meet Vietnams needs in the new era. Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in potential pillar areas such as science - technology, marine economy, energy conversion, education - training, environmental protection and sustainable development, and proposed effective exploitation of EU initiatives such as the Education, Training, Youth and Sports Program (Erasmus+), Research and Development Program. the EUs biggest innovations - Horizon Europe and the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). The Deputy Minister also informed the EU about the serious and drastic measures of the Vietnamese Government in preventing and handling violations of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and at the same time,I urge the EU and its member countries to support the early removal of the IUU yellow card on Vietnamese seafood. The EU side acknowledged Vietnams efforts and will consider discussing with Vietnam a number of technical issues. Representatives of ministries and branches attending the meeting also proposed many specific measures to strengthen cooperation between the two sides in the fields of trade - investment, finance, development cooperation, response to climate change, agriculture, defense - security... The EU affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner and role model in Asia - Pacific, committed to continuing support. Vietnam develops sustainably. The EU side highly appreci
