Vietnam wants to boost cooperation with Bangladesh: Vice President
Sydney (VNA) – Vietnam is keen to
develop friendship and cooperation with Bangladesh and the two countries can
share experience in economic development, poverty reduction and gender equality
promotion.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh made the statement at a meeting with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the 2018 Global Summit of Women in Sydney, Australia, on April 27.
She congratulated
Bangladesh on its remarkable achievements gained in 2017, especially the
realisation of some millennium development goals of the United Nations on
children and women.
The Vice President wished Bangladesh would reach
its target of becoming an upper-middle income nation in 2021.
PM Sheikh Hasina said Vietnam is a source of
inspiration for Bangladesh in the fight for independence in the past and a
model of national building and economic development at present.
She recalled the good impression of her official
visit to Vietnam in 2012.
The PM expressed her pleasure at the growing
relations between the two countries after their establishment of diplomatic
ties 45 years ago across politics-diplomacy, economy-trade-investment,
agriculture and education.
There is plenty of room for expanding bilateral
cooperation, she said, adding that she highly values the outcomes of the
State-level visit to Bangladesh by President Tran Dai Quang in March this year.
The Bangladeshi PM agreed to increase meetings
among high-ranking officials and promote people-to-people exchanges between
Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Vice President Thinh suggested Vietnam and
Bangladesh deploy specific measures to meet the set target of 2 billion USD in
two-way trade by 2020 and create favourable conditions for the two countries’
business communities to share information and promote trade connectivity and
mutual assistance in the fields of agriculture and seafood.
She
recommended enhancing cooperation in education and tourism, and soon opening a
direct air route between the two countries.
The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination
and mutual support at regional and international forums, including the United
Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Bangladesh took note of Vietnam’s request for
support of its candidacy to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security
Council for the 2020-2021 tenure.-VNA