Vietnam, Canada elevate ties to Strategic Partnership
Vietnam and Canada have elevated ties to Strategic Partnership during a state visit to the North American nation by Party General Secretary and President To Lam.
On September 24, Vietnamese leader General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during To Lam's state visit to Canada. The two leaders agreed that Vietnam-Canada relations have fulfilled all conditions to elevate their ties to a Strategic Partnership. They discussed increasing high-level delegation exchanges, promoting parliamentary cooperation, and coordinating efforts at regional and multilateral forums.
Prime Minister Carney expressed the desire to make economic, trade, investment, financial, and economic integration cooperation a driving force of the Strategic Partnership. Both sides agreed to further promote the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and negotiate the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
They also agreed to expand energy cooperation, strengthen cooperation in health care, the environment, agriculture, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, and support the establishment of a Defense Attaché Office in Canada. Prime Minister Carney accepted To Lam's invitation to visit Vietnam in 2026 and attend APEC Economic Leaders' Week in 2027.
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