Vietnam - Poland coordinate to increase trade turnover to 6 billion USD by 2030

On the morning of October 26, at the Government Headquarters, after the solemn official welcoming ceremony for the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Donald Tusk's official visit to Vietnam, Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Prime Minister Donald Tusk held talks.

In a sincere, open and mutually trusting atmosphere, the two Prime Ministers comprehensively exchanged views on the situation of each country, on bilateral cooperation relations and regional and international issues of common concern; pleased to see that cooperation between the two countries in the past time has developed strongly in all fields, especially politics - diplomacy has been strengthened, with high political trust.

The two sides agreed to continue to deepen political trust, maintain regular delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, especially at high levels; agreed to continue to promote on all channels and effectively implement the results of visits; improve the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, in which it is necessary to resume the mechanism of meeting the Vietnam-Poland Intergovernmental Committee on economic cooperation; maintain regular political consultations at the Deputy Foreign Minister level.

Regarding economy - trade and investment, the two leaders highly appreciated the two-way turnover in 2025 reaching nearly 4 billion USD, an increase of 14.8% compared to 2024; agreed to coordinate to increase bilateral trade turnover to 6 billion USD by 2030, in which the two sides need to maximize their position as gateways of Poland and Vietnam in accessing the EU and ASEAN markets;

Agreed to create preferential conditions for businesses of the two countries to penetrate each other's markets, especially in the fields of railways, aerospace, information technology, network security, processing industry, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, focusing on "sea lighthouse" projects in each country, the clearest evidence is FPT Software's investment project in Poland. The two sides highly appreciated and welcomed LOT Airlines' reopening of direct flights between the two countries.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung thanked and highly appreciated Poland's ratification of the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and at the same time requested Poland to continue to have a voice to promote the parliaments of the remaining EU countries to soon ratify the Agreement in order to create a transparent and stable business environment for the business community of both sides; promote the European Commission to soon remove the yellow card (IUU) for Vietnam's seafood exports, consider promoting Vietnam's strengths and Poland's needs such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, seafood, wooden furniture, textiles, footwear and bring these items deep into the EU market.

The two leaders agreed to promote cooperation in defense - security, transnational crime prevention, cyber security; energy, especially renewable energy; science - technology, education - training, culture, sports, tourism, agriculture, health and climate change response, green transformation. The two sides agreed to create favorable conditions for the travel of citizens of the two countries.

After the talks, the two sides agreed to adopt a Joint Statement establishing the Vietnam - Poland Strategic Partnership and the Action Plan to strengthen the Vietnam - Poland Partnership for the period 2026 - 2030. This is a historical milestone in bilateral relations, opening a new chapter in cooperation between Vietnam and Poland, meeting the aspirations and interests of the people of the two countries.

The two Prime Ministers also witnessed the ceremony of awarding 2 bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of higher education and tourism.

Read the original here