Prime Minister welcomes Maryland Governor

The Vietnamese Government and localities are willing to create favourable conditions for US businesses to implement investment and cooperation projects in the country.
The Vietnamese Government and localities are willing to createfavourable conditions for US businesses to implement investment andcooperation projects in the country.

Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung made this affirmation at a reception for visitingGovernor of the US state of Maryland , Martin O’Malley, in Hanoion June 10.

PM Dung warmly welcomed the Governor ofMaryland and the state’s businesses to seek investment opportunities inVietnam and in the central province of Ninh Thuan in particular.

He said he is pleased with positive developments inthe Vietnam-US friendship and cooperation in various fields, bringingbenefits to both countries.

“ Vietnam wants to jointhe US efforts in making the bilateral relations deeper and morepractical and effective for peace and development in the region and theworld at large,” he said.

According to theVietnamese PM, the two countries should tap their potential forcooperation more effectively in the future as two-way trade stood atonly 15 billion USD.

PM Dung thanked the USgovernment and Maryland leaders for their assistance for theVietnamese community in the US .

For his part,the Maryland Governor expressed his impressions of the economicdevelopment of Vietnam and the dynamism of the Vietnamese people.

Martin O’Malley affirmed that his state authoritieswill make efforts to foster cooperation between the two countries’localities and businesses, particularly in trade, investment, scienceand technology, education and training.

He alsothanked the Vietnamese Government for its cooperation with and supportfor the US in searching for missing in action servicemen.

During his visit to Vietnam , the Maryland Governor worked withDeputy Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh and witnessedthe signing of five cooperative business agreements in health andenvironment.

He also signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on cooperation between Maryland state and Vietnam ’scentral province of Ninh Thuan to increase mutual understanding,and promote trade and business ties./.

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