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Belarus praises cooperation potential with Vietnam

There is huge potential for Belarus and Vietnam to expand their cooperation, especially in economics, trade and science-technology, said Speaker of the Council of the Republic (Upper House) of the Belarusian National Assembly Anatoli Rubinov.
There is huge potential for Belarus and Vietnam to expand theircooperation, especially in economics, trade and science-technology, saidSpeaker of the Council of the Republic (Upper House) of the BelarusianNational Assembly Anatoli Rubinov.

During talks withvisiting Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son on December 2,Rubinov affirmed the Belarusian NA’s commitment to supporting theestablishment of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and theCustoms Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Hesuggested the two governments take more effective measures to make theireconomic and trade ties on par with political relations.

Both host and guest expressed their delight at the growing ties betweenthe two NAs in all fields, with the regular exchange of high-leveldelegations and mutual support at international forums andorganisations.

NA Vice Chairman Sonbriefed his host on the Vietnamese Party and State’s diplomatic policiesas well as the outcomes of the recently-concluded sixth session of the13th National Assembly, with the adoption of the revised 1992Constitution and several important laws.

In regard to theEast Sea issue, Son reiterated Vietnam’s consistent stance of solvingrelevant issues by peaceful means in accordance with international law,especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), addingthat Vietnam hopes Belarus will back Vietnam in the issue.-VNA
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