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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh

Prime Minister of Canada - Justin Trudeau

May 20, 2023
Hiroshima, Japan

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, on the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

Canada welcomed Vietnam's participation at the G7 Summit, and both leaders discussed the ongoing work of the G7 to enhance meaningful engagement with emerging and developing economies.

The prime ministers noted that 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Canada-Vietnam diplomatic relations, and they celebrated the deep and long-standing people-to-people ties between our two countries. The leaders welcomed significant and growing trade links between Canada and Vietnam, and committed to further deepening trade moving forward, including through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and an eventual Canada-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement.

Both leaders welcomed the ASEAN leaders' decision to convene an ASEAN-Canada Summit to launch the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership on the margins of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in September.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Chinh discussed the ongoing implementation of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Canada-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership. They underlined areas for enhanced cooperation, including regional security, climate change, clean energy, consular issues, human rights, gender equality, and education. Both leaders also committed to deepen cooperation through ASEAN.

The two leaders discussed the importance of meaningful action to continue the fight against climate change. Prime Minister Trudeau welcomed Vietnam's efforts to transition away from coal, and highlighted Canada's willingness to support clean and sustainable energy.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Chinh committed to maintain the close relationship between their two countries. They looked forward to continuing to work together to advance their mutual interests in the Indo-Pacific.