The pledge was made byDeputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Mexican seniorofficials, including Undersecretary of Commerce and Trade IgnacioNavarro Zermano and Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee for theAsia-Pacific, Senator Teofilo Torres Corzo during the former’s visit tothe Latin American country from April 15-17.
Anhsuggested Mexico soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy andestablish the Inter-Governmental Joint Committee to direct bilateraleconomic, trade and investment links.
He alsorecommended the signing of a framework agreement on trade andinvestment, thus providing all possible favourable conditions for thetwo countries’ enterprises.
The Mexican side agreed with Vietnam ’s above-mentioned proposals.
Theyunderscored the importance of Vietnam , an emerging economy in theAsia-Pacific, to which the Mexican Government is striving to take acloser approach.
The host leaders also hailedVietnam ’s great achievements in national construction, especially inpoverty reduction in combination with social policies and environmentalprotection.
During the visit, Anh and his entouragetoured historical and cultural sites, and visited the VietnameseEmbassy in Mexico City before paying a working visit to Panama on April17.-VNA