On October 26, following their talks, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the press to announce the outcomes of their discussions. The two prime ministers said they had adopted a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and an Action Plan to Strengthen the Viet Nam - Poland Partnership for 2026 - 2030.

On behalf of the Vietnamese government, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung warmly welcomed Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the high-level Polish government delegation on their official visit to Viet Nam.

The Vietnamese prime minister emphasized that Viet Nam has always valued and been grateful for the valuable support of the Polish state and people throughout history. This support has ranged from the peace mission of the ship Kilinski, named after Polish national hero Jan Kilinski, which transported officials, soldiers, students, and residents from southern Viet Nam to the north in 1954 - 1955, to educational and healthcare projects such as the Viet Nam - Poland Friendship Hospital in Nghe An Province, the Viet Nam-Poland High School, and Ha Long Shipbuilding Company in Quang Ninh Province.

Polish experts have also contributed to the preservation of Vietnamese heritage sites, including the Complex of Hue Monuments, the Cham towers in Hoi An, and the My Son Sanctuary. In particular, generations of Vietnamese students educated in Poland have become a lasting bridge between the two countries, helping nurture their friendship and cooperation.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said the two sides had held highly successful talks in an atmosphere of sincerity, trust, and mutual understanding, reaching a high degree of consensus on numerous issues.

With a shared vision and a strong determination to usher bilateral relations into a new era of deeper, broader, and more substantive cooperation, the two prime ministers adopted the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership and the Action Plan to Strengthen the Viet Nam - Poland Partnership for 2026 - 2030. They also witnessed the exchange of two cooperation documents covering higher education and tourism.

Advancing economic, trade, and investment cooperation

During their talks, the two prime ministers reached broad agreement on advancing six major groups of measures.

First, the two sides agreed to strengthen political trust and maintain exchanges and contacts at all levels through Party, state, government, parliamentary, local, and people-to-people channels. They also agreed to improve the effectiveness of existing bilateral cooperation mechanisms and explore establishing an intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation. The proposed mechanism would provide a framework for regular exchanges and coordination, enabling the two sides to promptly review and resolve barriers and difficulties affecting economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

Viet Nam acknowledged Poland’s proposal and will positively consider the possibility of expanding visa exemptions for Polish citizens in accordance with Vietnamese laws and regulations. Viet Nam also proposed that Poland positively consider granting visa exemptions to Vietnamese holders of official passports.

Second, the two sides agreed to achieve substantive breakthroughs in economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

They committed to close coordination to promote the effective implementation of the Viet Nam-European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), with the goal of increasing bilateral trade to USD 6 billion by 2030.

The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation and leverage the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership framework to advance shared interests, enhance each country’s strategic autonomy, secure supply chains, strengthen energy and food security, and address climate change.

“We see Poland as an important gateway for Vietnamese goods to access Central and Eastern European markets. At the same time, we are working to make Viet Nam an important gateway, destination, and platform for Polish and other EU businesses seeking access to the dynamic ASEAN market,” the Vietnamese prime minister said.

The two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in energy transition, particularly renewable energy development, smart agriculture, digital transformation, space technology, pharmaceuticals, strategic infrastructure projects, including railways, shipbuilding, and transportation as well as green transition and environmental protection. These efforts will be linked to technology transfer and sustainable development.

Third, the two countries agreed to deepen defense and security cooperation.

Both sides agreed to promote practical cooperation in defense and security, combating transnational crime and high-tech crime, cybersecurity, and nontraditional security.

Fourth, the two sides agreed to elevate science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation as new pillars of the Strategic Partnership.

They agreed to strengthen the effectiveness of the Viet Nam-Poland Joint Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation to identify priority cooperation programs and projects with concrete outputs and measurable results.

The two countries also agreed to expand training, scientific research, and technology transfer among universities, research institutes, and businesses, particularly in areas where Poland has strengths and that align with Viet Nam’s development needs. These include geology, strategic minerals, green technology, digital transformation, environmental protection, disaster early warning, heritage preservation, aquaculture technology, and post-harvest technology.

Fifth, the two sides agreed to make education and training, culture and tourism, labor cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges a sustainable foundation for bilateral relations.

They agreed to expand research and training partnerships among leading universities and research institutes in both countries, increase the number of scholarships, and strengthen cooperation in cultural industries, cinema, performing arts, and the restoration of historical sites. They also agreed to promote sports cooperation and exchanges between the two countries’ Olympic committees.

Viet Nam welcomed the Polish national airline’s official announcement that it would resume direct flights between Warsaw and Hanoi.

The two sides also agreed to effectively implement their labor cooperation agreement and strengthen collaboration in high-skilled workforce development and quality vocational training. These efforts will help Vietnamese workers meet international standards while addressing the workforce needs of Polish companies operating in Viet Nam.

On this occasion, on behalf of the Vietnamese government and people, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung expressed his sincere appreciation to the Polish government for creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Poland to establish stable lives, integrate successfully into local society, and make positive contributions to Poland’s socio-economic development and the longstanding friendship between the two countries.

Sixth, the two sides agreed to deepen multilateral cooperation and support each other in strengthening their international roles and standing.

They shared a common vision of a multipolar world founded on international law, with the United Nations playing a central role. Both sides agreed to strengthen coordination and mutual support at regional and international forums, safeguard the security, safety, and freedom of navigation, and support the peaceful settlement of all disputes and disagreements without the use or threat of force, in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law and the United Nations Charter, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

With strong political commitment from both governments and the shared determination of the two countries’ business communities and people, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung expressed confidence that the Viet Nam-Poland Strategic Partnership would contribute to prosperity for both nations and make a positive contribution to peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.

Viet Nam is one of Poland’s most important partners in Asia

For his part, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed his sincere appreciation for the warm welcome extended by Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and the Vietnamese people. He described the talks as substantive and said they would help elevate bilateral relations to a new level in the interests of both countries.

Despite the challenging international environment, relations between the two countries have continued to develop on the basis of deep ties, strong personal connections, and positive results. The large Vietnamese community in Poland has made numerous widely recognized contributions.

He also noted that the potential for cooperation between the two countries remained substantial and had yet to be fully realized, particularly as Viet Nam had become an upper-middle-income country and Poland had recently joined the ranks of the world’s largest economies.

He expressed confidence that, building on their long history of cooperation, the friendship between their peoples, and the positive results achieved in recent years, the two countries would continue to deepen bilateral relations and make cooperation more effective and substantive through practical actions.

He emphasized that upgrading bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership demonstrated the strong political trust and solid foundation for cooperation between the two countries. Viet Nam, he said, was one of Poland’s most important partners in Asia. Viet Nam was also attracting growing interest from Polish tourists, businesses, academics, and the scientific and research communities.

Regarding economic cooperation, Prime Minister Tusk said the two sides needed to translate achievements in political and diplomatic relations into concrete cooperation programs and projects that deliver practical benefits to both countries.

He also expressed hope that the two countries would strengthen connectivity, including by promoting direct air links to facilitate tourism, trade, and people-to-people exchanges.

Alongside economic cooperation, both sides expressed interest in expanding education and training partnerships, student exchanges, and connections among research institutions, academic communities, and businesses.

The Polish prime minister emphasized that political trust, mutual respect, and close ties between the two peoples provided a foundation for expanding cooperation across multiple fields.

He reaffirmed Poland’s support for peace and respect for the independence and sovereignty of all nations, while underscoring the importance of strengthening multilateral cooperation and upholding the United Nations Charter and international law.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed confidence that the visit and meetings would provide a solid foundation for the continued development of Viet Nam - Poland relations, deepen the Strategic Partnership, and deliver tangible benefits to the people of both countries.