Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão will pay an officialvisit to Vietnam from September 3-5, which aims to affirmTimor-Leste’s desire to promote bilateral relations and multi-facetedcooperation with Vietnam.
The visit, made atthe invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung, will bethe second one by Gusmao. He first visited Vietnam in 2005 asPresident of the Timor-Leste.
Vietnam andTimor-Leste established their diplomatic ties on July 28, 2002,however, the two countries’ relations began in 1975 when the Fretilin(Revolutionary Front for an Independent Timor Leste) unilaterallydeclared independence. Vietnam was one of the first countries torecognise Timor-Leste’s independence.
The two sideshave exchanged a number of high-ranking delegations, including DeputyPrime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam’s visit to Timor-Leste to attend thecountry’s independence announcement ceremony in 2002 and Timor-LestePresident Xanana Gusmão’s official visit in August 2005.
President Jose Ramos Horta made a State-level visit to Vietnam inApril 2010, during which the two sides signed the Framework Agreement onEconomic and Technical Cooperation and establish the bilateral JointCommittee mechanism.
Timor-Leste opened its embassyin Hanoi in April 2012 and assigned a resident ambassador to Vietnamin November that year.
In 2012, two-way trade reached 34.4 million USD, with Vietnam mainly exporting rice and seafood to Timor-Leste.
There is much room for both countries to cooperate in agriculture, oil and gas, seafood and infrastructure construction.
Vietnam’s military-run Viettel Group is carrying out atelecommunication project valuing at 15 million USD in Timor-Leste.
Vietnam and Timor-Leste are negotiating for a trade agreement,an agreement on investment encouragement and reciprocal protection, andmemoranda of understanding on health care and agriculture cooperation.
During the Timor Leste PM’s visit, the two countrieswill also exchange experience in national development as well as discussinternational and regional issues of mutual concern.-VNA
The visit, made atthe invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung, will bethe second one by Gusmao. He first visited Vietnam in 2005 asPresident of the Timor-Leste.
Vietnam andTimor-Leste established their diplomatic ties on July 28, 2002,however, the two countries’ relations began in 1975 when the Fretilin(Revolutionary Front for an Independent Timor Leste) unilaterallydeclared independence. Vietnam was one of the first countries torecognise Timor-Leste’s independence.
The two sideshave exchanged a number of high-ranking delegations, including DeputyPrime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam’s visit to Timor-Leste to attend thecountry’s independence announcement ceremony in 2002 and Timor-LestePresident Xanana Gusmão’s official visit in August 2005.
President Jose Ramos Horta made a State-level visit to Vietnam inApril 2010, during which the two sides signed the Framework Agreement onEconomic and Technical Cooperation and establish the bilateral JointCommittee mechanism.
Timor-Leste opened its embassyin Hanoi in April 2012 and assigned a resident ambassador to Vietnamin November that year.
In 2012, two-way trade reached 34.4 million USD, with Vietnam mainly exporting rice and seafood to Timor-Leste.
There is much room for both countries to cooperate in agriculture, oil and gas, seafood and infrastructure construction.
Vietnam’s military-run Viettel Group is carrying out atelecommunication project valuing at 15 million USD in Timor-Leste.
Vietnam and Timor-Leste are negotiating for a trade agreement,an agreement on investment encouragement and reciprocal protection, andmemoranda of understanding on health care and agriculture cooperation.
During the Timor Leste PM’s visit, the two countrieswill also exchange experience in national development as well as discussinternational and regional issues of mutual concern.-VNA
