Trofimchuk told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) aheadof Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko’s official visit to Vietnam fromDecember 6-9 that Vietnam has maintained its relations with almost countries ofthe former Soviet Union, including Belarus, noting the bilateral political andeconomic ties have been developing at different levels.
The two countries have held many discussionsrecently on ways to strengthen the collaboration, he added.
He said Belarus is working hard to access theSoutheast Asian market, and Vietnam would serve as a bridge between the countryand the region.
Trofimchuk suggested the two countries cooperate insuch areas as chemistry, agriculture, auto industry, and health care, addingmany big Belarusian firms have maintained their good relations with Vietnam./.