Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Botswana Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Unity Dow on August 26. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Botswana have enormous potential toenhance collaboration in the fields of their strengths like agriculture,seafood and healthcare, among others, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said onAugust 26.
Hosting a reception for Botswana Minister of Foreign Affairs and InternationalCooperation Unity Dow in Hanoi, PM Phuc said as two-way trade is still modest,both sides should work to complete the legal framework on economy andinvestment to boost cooperation in the sectors.
He asked Botswana to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese products suchas food, consumer goods and electronic spareparts to penetrate into the Africanmarket.
The leader took the occasion to thank Botswana for supporting Vietnam’s bid tobecome a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council, and hoped thecountry, with its prestige in the African region, will endorse Vietnam to setup relations with the African Union (AU), as well as enhance ties with theSouthern African Development Community (SADC).
Vietnam stands ready to serve as a bridge to connect Botswana and other ASEANmember states, he stressed.
Unity Dow, for her part, said she believed that her visit to Vietnam will help promotethe bilateral relations, saying the signing of the agreement on visa exemptionsfor diplomatic and official passport holders between the two foreign ministrieswill open new cooperation opportunities, and facilitate exchanges in allsectors.
Botswana want to foster all-round collaboration with Vietnam, she affirmed,adding her country will help Vietnam promote relations with AU and SADCmembers, and step up cooperation in the Non-Aligned Movement.-VNA
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