Vietnam attaches importance to the development of its relations with
Angola and other African nations, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
At a reception given to visiting Angolan Vice President Fernando Dias
Dos Santos in Hanoi on Feb. 15, PM Dung spoke highly of the talks
between the Vietnamese and Angolan Vice Presidents, saying the result of
the visit will make practical contributions to promoting the two
countries’ cooperative relations.
The PM took the occasion to
propose both sides increase coordination and mutual assistance at
multilateral forums, exchange more delegations, beef up cooperation in
education, culture and tourism and assist the Overseas Vietnamese
community in Angola.
He also proposed that through the
Vietnam-Angola Inter-Governmental Cooperation Committee, the two sides
will increase two-way trade from last year’s figure of 160 million USD
and assist Vietnamese businesses to invest in Angola’s agriculture, oil
and gas, construction and telecommunications, among other fields.
The
Angolan Vice President said his visit aims to promote traditional
friendship and all-round cooperation with Vietnam, especially in
agriculture, health care, education and oil and gas.
The opening
of the Angolan embassy in Vietnam reflects the country’s determination
to strengthen up the two countries’ ties, he said.
Vice
President Fernando Dias Dos Santos also affirmed that Angola will create
all favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in the
country as well as for Overseas Vietnamese living in the country./.