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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 15 held talks in Bucharest with his host PM of Romania Viorica Dancila during his official visit to the European country from April 14-16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, now on a visit to Romania, on April 15 held a joint press conference with his host PM Viorica Dancila following their talks and signing of cooperation memorandums of understanding in Bucharest earlier the same day.

Romania is a market of great potential to Vietnam’s exports like tropical fruits (fresh and canned), seafood (frozen and canned), coffee, pepper, cashew nut and pork, although the European country has a relatively developed agriculture, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was welcomed to Romania at an official ceremony in Bucharest on April 15 morning chaired by Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.

The long-standing friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Romania are set to be further intensified through the official visit to the European nation from April 14 to 16 by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The official visit to Romania by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will reiterate Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of treasuring deepening the traditional friendship and cooperation with the European country in a more practical and efficient manner, Ambassador of Vietnam to Romania Dang Tran Phong has said.

Opportunities for Vietnam-Romania cooperation was the focus of a seminar held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the European nation and the University of Pitesti in Pitesti city on December 17.

Economic, trade, and investment ties between Vietnam and Romania remain modest and have yet to match their full potential, as heard at a seminar introducing the Romanian market in Hanoi on October 22.

Vard Braila Shipyard, the company employing the largest number of workers in the eastern city of Braila in Romania, has employed 70 Vietnamese workers and plans to bring another 60 to cover its workforce deficit, the Romania-insider.com reported.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 15 published an article on its website saying inaccurate information about Vietnamese tra fish on several Romanian websites could affect Vietnam’s tra fish exports to this market.

A solo art exhibition titled “Focus” by Romanian painter Sergiu Moise is being held in Hanoi, showing 30 paintings created during his last five years living in Vietnam.

Vietnamese nationals in foreign countries across the world, including those in Romania, have made significant contributions to the socio-economic development in the homeland, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid an official visit to Romania on July 6 and 7 at the invitation of Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu.

The upcoming official visit to Romania by Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh and his spouse from July 6-7 aims to reaffirm Vietnam’s consistency in its foreign policy and deepen the efficiency-oriented cooperation between the two countries, Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Tran Thanh Cong has affirmed.