Vietnam looks to boost cooperation with Myanmar

Vietnam is always willing to strengthen its comprehensive cooperation and friendly relationship with Myanmar as well as share experience in economic reform and international integration.
Vietnam is always willing to strengthen its comprehensive cooperationand friendly relationship with Myanmar as well as share experience ineconomic reform and international integration.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and President of the VietnamFatherland Front (VFF), made the remark at his meeting with Chairman ofboth Myanmar’s Assembly Union and the House of Representatives Thura UShwe Mann in Myanmar’s capital city of Naypyidaw.

Nhan spoke highly of Myanmar’s achievements in reform, nationalreconciliation and expanding diplomatic relations and expressed hisbelief that t he Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) wouldcontinue to reap success in building a peaceful, modern, democratic anddeveloped Myanmar .

The Communist Party ofVietnam and the USDP will continue promoting cooperation throughexchanges of information, delegations and State management experience,Nhan said.

Nhan also praised Myanmar’s role asChair of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations in 2014, sayingit helped raise Myanmar’s position and reputation in the internationalcommunity.

At his talk with U Nay Win Tun,chairman of the Myanmar-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Association,Nhan recommended that the two sides should promote people-to-peopleexchanges and promote cooperation between localities of the twocountries.

Nhan asked U Nay Win Tun to assistVietnamese enterprises operating in Myanmar, adding that Vietnamesebusiness people considers Myanmar a potential market. Vietnam currentlyranks eighth among foreign investors in Myanmar with a total of 513million USD.

Vietnam and Myanmar are also preparing for celebrations for the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year.-VNA

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