Sierra Leone values friendship, cooperation with Vietnam: President

Sierra Leone attaches importance to the development of its friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, affirmed President Julius Maada Bio at his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on March 15.
Sierra Leone values friendship, cooperation with Vietnam: President ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Sierra Leone attaches importance to the development of its friendship andcooperation with Vietnam, affirmed President Julius Maada Bio at his meetingwith Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on March 15.

Praising Vietnam’s recent socio-economic progresses, the SierraLeonean leader expressed his hope for stronger bilateral collaboration in trade,investment, telecommunications, education and training.

He added that Sierra Leone admires Vietnam's great achievements in agriculture and looksfor Vietnam’s support and experience sharing in the field. 

In response, Chinh congratulated Sierra Leone for its national construction in the past time and affirmed Vietnam always treasures its amityand cooperation with African nations, including Sierra Leone.

He stressed that the countries have tremendous potential to expand their cooperation, particularly in the sectors of trade,investment, agriculture, technology, education-training, security, defence, andpeople-to-people exchange.

The PM requested Vietnamese and Sierra Leonean ministries,sectors and businesses closely work together to effectively implement their cooperationagreements. It is also necessary for ministry leaders of the nations to meet upand discuss specific measures to boost their partnerships, while State agencies and enterprises of both sides should step up exchanges and search for business and investment cooperation opportunities.

Chinh said that Vietnam is willing to work with Sierra Leoneto find suitable models to promote collaboration in the agricultural sector, particularlyin rice cultivation and processing.

Both leaders shared the belief that the Vietnam-Siera Leonefriendship and cooperation will grow continuously for the sake of their people and for peace and development in the region and in the world.

They also took the occasion to discuss COVID-19 preventionand control, economic development, mutual support at multilateral forums, thenations’ cooperation with organisations in West Africa and Southeast Asia, and thesituations in Africa and the East Sea./.
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