Myanmar calls on Vietnamese businesses to increase investment
Myanmar wishes that Vietnamese businesses will increase their investment in the country, Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than told Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

At their meeting in Hanoi on May 15, the
Myanmar top legislator said his country is improving its investment environment
with the hope of attracting more foreign investors.
Mahn Win Khaing Than told his host that a
number of Vietnamese firms have received investment licences in Myanmar.
Both leaders shared their wish to step up
the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he is impressed
with Myanmar’s efforts to better its investment environment and noted that
Vietnamese businesspeople are keen on investing in Myanmar.
He suggested the two sides step up high-level visits, implement cooperation
mechanisms and soon convene the meeting of the Vietnam-Myanmar Joint Committee
and the political consultation.
He called for joint efforts to accelerate
negotiations and the signing of cooperation agreements in
agro-forestry-fishery, culture, transport, finance, justice and education.
The leader also called on the two countries to
beef up their affiliation in other sectors like national defence,
telecommunications, banking, oil and gas and agriculture.
The PM noted his hope that Myanmar will soon
establish the Myanmar-Vietnam Friendship Association which will partner with
the Vietnam-Myanmar Friendship Association to boost the bilateral ties.
Vietnam and Myanmar should closely
coordinate with each other within the framework of ASEAN and at international
forums while cooperating in using Mekong River water resources in an effective
and sustainable fashion, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said, voicing his wish that
Myanmar will soon become a member of the Mekong River Commission.
The PM appealed to the two countries to reinforce
their coordination in order to bring into full play ASEAN’s central role,
contributing to ensuring peace, stability, maritime and aviation security and
safety in the East Sea, promoting the peaceful settlement of disputes in line
with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention of the Law of the Sea
and encouraging relevant sides to fully respect legal and diplomatic processes
and not take actions that escalate tensions.-VNA