Bolivia wants to beef up cooperation with Vietnam in trade,investment and agriculture and coordinate with the country atinternational and regional forums.
Visiting BolivianVice President Alvaro Garcia Linera made the statement at the talks withhis Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Doan in Hanoi on Sept. 25following the official welcome ceremony the same day.
Doan described the first official visit to Vietnam by the Bolivianhigh-ranking State delegation as an important milestone and new impetusfor promoting the two countries’ relations.
Vietnamattaches importance to and wants to develop friendship and cooperationwith Bolivia for the benefit of the two peoples and for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the two regions and the worldat large, she said.
Doan said Vietnam and Boliviashare many similarities in history and proposed Bolivia torecognise the market economy status for Vietnam at an early date.Both sides should continue supporting each other at multilateral forums,including the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Forumfor East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC).
Forhis part, the Bolivian leader, who is visiting Vietnam from Sept.24-26, highly valued Vietnam ’s position and international prestigeas well as its great achievements in renewal and national development.
He pledged to consider to push up the recognition and said he hopesthat Vietnam will share experiences in renewal, hunger eradicationand poverty reduction and socio-economic development.
The two leaders agreed on measures to promote their countries’ futurecooperative relations, including high-ranking meetings, increasing theexchange between the ministries, sectors and businesses to implementcooperation projects, and the early establishment of inter-sectoralagencies to speed up specific cooperation programmes. In the immediatefuture, both sides will accelerate the preparation for the signing of anagreement on investment encouragement and protection and doubletaxation avoidance.
After the talks, Doan and herguest witnessed the signing of an agreement on visa exemption fordiplomatic and official passport holders and a memorandum ofunderstanding on the establishment of a political consultation mechanismbetween the two foreign ministries.
The same day,Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera was received by PresidentTruong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. He also met withMinister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.
In theevening, Doan hosted a banquet in honour of the Bolivian delegation,which is scheduled to meet with leaders of the Vietnam National Oil andGas Group and visit a number of cultural establishments in the country.-VNA
Visiting BolivianVice President Alvaro Garcia Linera made the statement at the talks withhis Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Doan in Hanoi on Sept. 25following the official welcome ceremony the same day.
Doan described the first official visit to Vietnam by the Bolivianhigh-ranking State delegation as an important milestone and new impetusfor promoting the two countries’ relations.
Vietnamattaches importance to and wants to develop friendship and cooperationwith Bolivia for the benefit of the two peoples and for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the two regions and the worldat large, she said.
Doan said Vietnam and Boliviashare many similarities in history and proposed Bolivia torecognise the market economy status for Vietnam at an early date.Both sides should continue supporting each other at multilateral forums,including the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Forumfor East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC).
Forhis part, the Bolivian leader, who is visiting Vietnam from Sept.24-26, highly valued Vietnam ’s position and international prestigeas well as its great achievements in renewal and national development.
He pledged to consider to push up the recognition and said he hopesthat Vietnam will share experiences in renewal, hunger eradicationand poverty reduction and socio-economic development.
The two leaders agreed on measures to promote their countries’ futurecooperative relations, including high-ranking meetings, increasing theexchange between the ministries, sectors and businesses to implementcooperation projects, and the early establishment of inter-sectoralagencies to speed up specific cooperation programmes. In the immediatefuture, both sides will accelerate the preparation for the signing of anagreement on investment encouragement and protection and doubletaxation avoidance.
After the talks, Doan and herguest witnessed the signing of an agreement on visa exemption fordiplomatic and official passport holders and a memorandum ofunderstanding on the establishment of a political consultation mechanismbetween the two foreign ministries.
The same day,Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera was received by PresidentTruong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. He also met withMinister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.
In theevening, Doan hosted a banquet in honour of the Bolivian delegation,which is scheduled to meet with leaders of the Vietnam National Oil andGas Group and visit a number of cultural establishments in the country.-VNA
