Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 3 made a courtesy call on Senior GeneralThan Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar in NayPyi Taw capital city.
During the meeting, PM Dung thanked the governmentand people of Myanmar for their warm welcome and hospitability to hisdelegation.
The PM said he hoped Myanmar would successfully conduct itsroadmap towards democratisation for the sake of its people and for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region.
He said Vietnamalways attaches importance to and wishes to develop its time-honoured friendshipand multifaceted cooperation with Myanmar . The ongoing visit, he added, isexpected to improve bilateral cooperation in economics, trade and investment.
Senior General Than Shwe warmly welcomed PM Dung’s visit to Myanmar ,praising Vietnam for the achievements of its renewal process.
He said hebelieved the visit would help strengthen the bilateral relations.
Earlieron April 2, leaders of the two sides inked a joint statement on Vietnam-Myanmarcooperation, agreeing to fully tap available potential for further expansion ofmulti-faceted cooperation, especially in economy.
The Vietnamese andMyanmar Prime Ministers agreed on specific measures to boost bilateralcooperation in agriculture, industrial crops, aquaculture, banking-finance,aviation, telecommunication, oil and gas, minerals, production of electricalappliances, automobile assembly, construction, as well as trade andinvestment.
In agriculture, the two countries will focus on implementingeffectively the Memorandum of Understanding on Agriculture between the VietnamMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Myanmar Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigation.
They will intensify effort to createhigh-quality varieties of rice, maize, coffee and tea for commercial use andpromote investment in the field.
Regarding aquaculture, Vietnam andMyanmar agreed to encourage and facilitate the establishment of fishing and fishfarming joint ventures, entailing the one between the A.S.V Holdings andsuitable partners from Myanmar .
In aviation, the two sides will consideran agreement on granting visa exemption to flight crews of their airlines andpossibilities for the formation of partnerships to exploit Myanmar ’sinternational flight routes. Vietnam also showed eagerness to partner withMyanmar in exploiting the latter’s domestic flight routes.
In oil and gascooperation, Myanmar pledged to create mutually-beneficial conditions for theVietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to explore and produce oil and gasoffshore Myanmar . The Myanmar side agreed to consider the A.S.V. Holdings’intention to explore and exploit oil and gas in Myanmar .
Referringcooperation in minerals, Vietnam praised Myanmar for permitting the SIMCO SongDa of Vietnam to mine a white marble mine in Patle-in area, Thabyaw Taung, inMandalay while Myanmar agreed to offer suitable conditions for Vietnameseenterprises to conduct minerals exploration and exploitation there.
Thetwo sides agreed to facilitate bilateral cooperation in commodities trade andservices, encouraging trade promotion and exchanges between their businesses.Vietnam showed interest in wholesale and retail trade in Myanmar . The twocountries also agreed to negotiate an agreement on mutual recognition of productquality.
Apart from these fields, the two sides reached consensus onboosting cooperation in culture, education, sports, tourism, land transport,forestry, security and defence
Both countries wish an early signing of anagreement on visa exemption for their ordinary passport holders in conformitywith the ASEAN agreement on visa exemption for citizens holding ordinarypassports./.
During the meeting, PM Dung thanked the governmentand people of Myanmar for their warm welcome and hospitability to hisdelegation.
The PM said he hoped Myanmar would successfully conduct itsroadmap towards democratisation for the sake of its people and for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region.
He said Vietnamalways attaches importance to and wishes to develop its time-honoured friendshipand multifaceted cooperation with Myanmar . The ongoing visit, he added, isexpected to improve bilateral cooperation in economics, trade and investment.
Senior General Than Shwe warmly welcomed PM Dung’s visit to Myanmar ,praising Vietnam for the achievements of its renewal process.
He said hebelieved the visit would help strengthen the bilateral relations.
Earlieron April 2, leaders of the two sides inked a joint statement on Vietnam-Myanmarcooperation, agreeing to fully tap available potential for further expansion ofmulti-faceted cooperation, especially in economy.
The Vietnamese andMyanmar Prime Ministers agreed on specific measures to boost bilateralcooperation in agriculture, industrial crops, aquaculture, banking-finance,aviation, telecommunication, oil and gas, minerals, production of electricalappliances, automobile assembly, construction, as well as trade andinvestment.
In agriculture, the two countries will focus on implementingeffectively the Memorandum of Understanding on Agriculture between the VietnamMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Myanmar Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigation.
They will intensify effort to createhigh-quality varieties of rice, maize, coffee and tea for commercial use andpromote investment in the field.
Regarding aquaculture, Vietnam andMyanmar agreed to encourage and facilitate the establishment of fishing and fishfarming joint ventures, entailing the one between the A.S.V Holdings andsuitable partners from Myanmar .
In aviation, the two sides will consideran agreement on granting visa exemption to flight crews of their airlines andpossibilities for the formation of partnerships to exploit Myanmar ’sinternational flight routes. Vietnam also showed eagerness to partner withMyanmar in exploiting the latter’s domestic flight routes.
In oil and gascooperation, Myanmar pledged to create mutually-beneficial conditions for theVietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to explore and produce oil and gasoffshore Myanmar . The Myanmar side agreed to consider the A.S.V. Holdings’intention to explore and exploit oil and gas in Myanmar .
Referringcooperation in minerals, Vietnam praised Myanmar for permitting the SIMCO SongDa of Vietnam to mine a white marble mine in Patle-in area, Thabyaw Taung, inMandalay while Myanmar agreed to offer suitable conditions for Vietnameseenterprises to conduct minerals exploration and exploitation there.
Thetwo sides agreed to facilitate bilateral cooperation in commodities trade andservices, encouraging trade promotion and exchanges between their businesses.Vietnam showed interest in wholesale and retail trade in Myanmar . The twocountries also agreed to negotiate an agreement on mutual recognition of productquality.
Apart from these fields, the two sides reached consensus onboosting cooperation in culture, education, sports, tourism, land transport,forestry, security and defence
Both countries wish an early signing of anagreement on visa exemption for their ordinary passport holders in conformitywith the ASEAN agreement on visa exemption for citizens holding ordinarypassports./.
