Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam takes Argentina as itsmost important partner in Latin America and hopes to consolidate and strengthenits comprehensive partnership with the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucsaid on February 20.
During a meeting with visiting Argentine President MauricioMacri, the Government leader further said that the Vietnamese people always payattention to and love the country and people of Argentina whose football, winesand tango dance are famous all over the world.
PM Phuc also added that he is happy to meet President Macriagain after their meeting in Canada last June. Over the recent past, bilateralrelations have continued to obtain practical and effective developments and thetwo countries closely coordinated at international organisations andmultilateral forums, especially the United Nations.
For his part, President Macri affirmed that Vietnam is thefifth largest trade partner of his country in the world and the second in Asia,and expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s dynamism and impressive economicgrowth.
The president further said Vietnam should produce more foodand Argentina has good experiences and advanced technology in this field.Besides agriculture, Macri also expressed his hope that the two sides canfurther develop their cooperation in health care, information technology andtelecommunications.
PM Phuc agreed with President Macri’s idea that the twosides should push up bilateral trade, and asked Argentina to open its marketfor Vietnam’s exports. He added that Vietnam and Argentina need to maintain theexchange of delegations and accelerate the cooperation initiatives at variouslevels.
The Government leader proposed that the two sides continueto drive their cooperation in technology, sciences, agriculture, renewableenergy, and pharmacy. He also expressed his hope that the visit by PresidentMacri will open up a new chapter in the bilateral cooperation.-VNA