Canada foreign minister says Vietnam important to Indo-Pacific strategy

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is in a press conference in Hanoi, April 14, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/ Phuong Vu

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has spoken about Vietnam's importance in her country's Indo-Pacific strategy and the prospects of bilateral cooperation.

While on a visit to Vietnam on April 13-14, she said at a press conference in Hanoi on Thursday that it was her first trip to Asia, and she had wanted to make sure that she came to Vietnam.

"We are in the midst of developing Canada's Indo Pacific strategy, and we see Vietnam as a very strategic partner."

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