Valuing Myanmar’s
achievements, the Deputy PM affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the
countries’ traditional friendship and wants to enhance their cooperation in all
aspects.
He noted that Vietnam and Myanmar
have recorded rapid and strong development in their relations, especially the
elevation of bilateral ties to a comprehensive cooperative partnership during a
State visit to Myanmar by Vietnam’s
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in August 2017.
Notably, economic, trade and
investment connection has become one of the important cooperation pillars, he
said, elaborating that their trade exceeded USD 548 million in 2016 and is
expected to reach over USD 800 million in 2017. With more than 70 projects
worth nearly USD 1.5 billion, Vietnam
has become the seventh biggest foreign investor in Myanmar.
Those outcomes are important
prerequisites to bolster cooperation in the time ahead, he said.
The Deputy PM asked both sides to
maintain high-ranking delegation exchange, soon sign cooperation agreements,
especially on agro-forestry-fishery and transport, and continue to create
optimal conditions for Vietnamese firms to expand investment and business in Myanmar.
He told the two countries’
friendship associations to help boost cooperation between Ho
Chi Minh City and Yangon and work to set up cooperative ties
between Hanoi and Myanmar localities in the near
future.
For his part, U Tint Swai said his
association has carried out concrete and active activities to strengthen
cooperation between the two Governments and peoples.
He added during their working visit,
the Myanmar
delegation signed many important agreements with Vietnamese agencies so as to
foster ties between the two countries’ friendship associations and promote
partnerships in all fields, particularly economy, trade and investment.
The Myanmar - Vietnam Friendship
Association will make efforts to connect the two sides’ businesses in order to capitalize
on each other’s potential and advantages. It will also increase
people-to-people exchanges and educate young people on the Myanmar - Vietnam traditional relationship.
Source: VNA