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Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang receives Beninese Foreign Minister

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang received visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari in Hanoi on December 14.
Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang receives Beninese Foreign Minister ảnh 1Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang (R) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari at their meeting in Hanoi on December 14 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quangreceived visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari inHanoi on December 14.

The Deputy PM affirmed that Vietnam treasures the traditional friendshipwith Benin, and highlighted the great potential for economic and tradecooperation between the two countries.

He said the two countries should encourage their firms to share marketinformation and seek cooperative opportunities in accordance with each other’s potentialand needs, adding that they should also facilitate market access for each other’sstrong products.

Deputy PM Quang also suggested that the two sides increase theexchange of delegations, particularly high-level delegations, to strengthen thefriendship as the foundation for cooperation.  
 
Voicing his wish that the two countries will continue tocoordinate and support each other at international forums, Quang asked Benin tohelp enhance cooperation between Vietnam and countries in Africa, the AfricanUnion and the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).

Quangstressed that Vietnam is ready to share development experiences with Benin, andproposed that the two sides consider early holding negotiations for the signingof documents, creating a favourable legal framework for further promoting bilateralcooperation.

The BenineseFM said the President and Government of Benin always follow the advances ofVietnam, and consider Vietnam’s achievements, particularly those in hungerelimination and poverty reduction a source of aspiration and lessons for Benin.

He expressedhis hope that his visit will mark a new start for the cooperation between notonly the two countries but also the two regions. He affirmed that Benin iswilling to be a gateway and coordinator for Vietnam to increase its cooperationwith African countries in general and West Africa in particular.  

The minister asked Vietnam to support and cooperate with Beninin agriculture, education-training, and industrial production, while calling onVietnamese firms to invest in agriculture in Benin, especially in rice andcashew nut processing./.  
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