Uzbekistan’s honorary consulate office opens in Hanoi
An honorary consulate office for Uzbekistan in Vietnam officially opened in Hanoi on August 27.
An honorary consulate office for Uzbekistan in Vietnam officially opened in Hanoi on August 27.
The event took place before representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan, and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Industry and Trade of Vietnam.
Le Van Nghia, who was selected by the two governments as honorary consul as of February 2009, said that the office will coordinate with relevant agencies to organise cultural exchanges, and conferences and fairs on tourism and agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent as well as work with Vietnamese agencies and sectors on sending students and officials to Uzbekistan for study.
Vietnam and Uzbekistan established diplomatic ties on January 17, 1992. The two countries set up an inter-governmental committee on economic, commercial, scientific and technological cooperation in 1996.
At present, there is demand from the Uzbekistani market for tropical farm produce like tea, coffee and rubber, foodstuffs, handicrafts and electronics from Vietnam . It is able to supply Vietnam with cotton, nonferrous metals, fertilizer and machines.
Two-way trade between the two countries reached 4.8 million USD in 2006, 6.6 million USD in 2007 and 8.3 million USD in 2008.
In 2008, Vietnam earned almost 2.5 million USD from Uzbekistan and imported goods worth 5.8 million USD./.
The event took place before representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan, and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Industry and Trade of Vietnam.
Le Van Nghia, who was selected by the two governments as honorary consul as of February 2009, said that the office will coordinate with relevant agencies to organise cultural exchanges, and conferences and fairs on tourism and agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent as well as work with Vietnamese agencies and sectors on sending students and officials to Uzbekistan for study.
Vietnam and Uzbekistan established diplomatic ties on January 17, 1992. The two countries set up an inter-governmental committee on economic, commercial, scientific and technological cooperation in 1996.
At present, there is demand from the Uzbekistani market for tropical farm produce like tea, coffee and rubber, foodstuffs, handicrafts and electronics from Vietnam . It is able to supply Vietnam with cotton, nonferrous metals, fertilizer and machines.
Two-way trade between the two countries reached 4.8 million USD in 2006, 6.6 million USD in 2007 and 8.3 million USD in 2008.
In 2008, Vietnam earned almost 2.5 million USD from Uzbekistan and imported goods worth 5.8 million USD./.
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