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Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son proposed that Belgium soon ratify the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) in 2025, support Vietnam in developing the marine economy, and waive visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports of Vietnam. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son hopes that Belgium will support Vietnam in developing the marine economy, including sustainable fisheries development, and have a voice in urging the European Commission (EC) to remove the IUU yellow card for Vietnamese seafood products, based on recent efforts of the Vietnamese side. On the occasion of attending the 2nd Global Gateway Forum from October 9-10, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son spoke. had a meeting with him Peter De Roover, Chairman of the Belgian Federal House of Representatives. At the meeting, the Chairman of the Belgian House of Representatives asked about the developments in storms and floods in Vietnam and expressed his sympathy with the Vietnamese people about the great damage and losses being suffered. The Deputy Prime Minister thanked the attention and support of the international community, including Belgium, for the Vietnamese people. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the positive developments in Vietnam-Belgium relations. The Belgian side affirmed its determination to implement the results achieved after the visit of the King and Queen of Belgium to Vietnam (April 2025); welcomed the completion of the signing of the Cooperation Agreement (February 2025) by the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Belgian Parliament, creating an important foundation for the two countries legislatures to concretize areas of cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son thanked and appreciated the fact that the Belgian House of Representatives was the first foreign parliament to pass a Resolution on supporting Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. The Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated the role and voice of Belgium in the mechanisms of the European Union in particular and Europe in general; asked Belgium to soon ratify the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) in 2025, thereby protecting the rights and encouraging Belgian corporations and businesses to promote investment in Vietnam in areas where Belgium has strengths such as logistics, seaports, renewable energy... The Deputy Prime Minister also asked Belgium to support Vietnam in developing the marine economy, including sustainable fisheries development, and have a voice in urging the European Commission (EC) to remove the yellow card. IUU for with Vietnamese seafood products, based on recent efforts of the Vietnamese side. As strategic partners in agriculture, Vietnam and the Kingdom of Belgium affirmed their determination to further strengthen cooperation on developing circular agricultural economic models, smart agriculture, solutions to cope with salinity intrusion and drought, especially in the Mekong Delta..., contributing to accelerating Vietnams green transition and sustainable development. The Chairman of the Belgian House of Representatives agreed to strengthen exchange between professional committees and young parliamentarians of the two countries Parliaments, promoting the role of friendly parliamentary groups as well as strengthening coordination at regional and world inter-parliamentary forums (IPU, APPF, ASEP, AIPA). The Chairman of the House of Representatives affirmed that Belgium attaches importance to promoting multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam in fields such as trade-investment, high-tech agriculture, smart seaports-logistics, climate change... Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son thanked and appreciated the fact that the Belgian House of Representatives was the first foreign parliament to pass a Resolution on supporting Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. The Chairman of the House of Representatives proposed that the two sides continue to implement the Resolution through specific projects to aid Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of war, especially cleaning up poisoned areas, restoring the ecosystem, and supporting victims of Agent Orange. Vietnam requests Belgium to actively consider visa exemption for holders of Vietnamese diplomatic and official passports. The Deputy Prime Minister reiterated that Vietnam has issued a Resolution on visa exemption for 45 days for citizens of 12 European countries, including Belgium, to enter Vietnam for tourism purposes; requested Belgium to actively consider visa exemption for holders of Vietnamese diplomatic and official passports. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son respectfully conveyed the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to the Speaker of the Belgian House of Representatives to visit Vietnam in the near future. The Chairman of the Belgian House of Representatives happily accepted the invitation, suggesting that the two sides continue to discuss and arrange appropriate times through diplomatic channels. Within the framework of his business trip to the Kingdom of Belgium, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son visited and met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and the Vietnamese Delegation to the EU. In a cordial atmosphere, the Deputy Prime Minister praised the efforts and important contributions of the Vietnamese Embassy and agencies in Belgium and the EU in promoting friendly relations. and cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium and the EU. In the context of the country entering a new era of development, the Deputy Prime Minister proposed that the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in Belgium continue to innovate thinking, promote effective and substantive implementation of foreign affairs, focus on implementing Resolution 59 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation as well as important strategies issued by the Politburo; operates according to the motto of being neat, compact, strong, contributing to the companys successWe a
