Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh lauded the Philippines' measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its economic recovery efforts during his meeting with President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., the Office of the Press Secretary said.
President Ferdinand"Bongbong" Marcos Jr. shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during the bilateral meeting between the two countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Cambodia on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Office of the Press Secretary
“I wish to send my congratulations to the people of the Philippines for containing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining a high growth rate of GDP,” Pham said. He also mentioned the increased total trade between the two countries, with overall trade nearing US$6 billion, which is higher than pre-pandemic levels. Marcos, however, hoped to address the trade imbalance between the two nations.
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