During the meeting, Minister Wautabouna Ouattara expressed his admiration for Vietnam's renewal process and economic transformation, and hoped to learn from the country’s successful development model.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wautabouna Ouattara. (Photo: MoFA) |
Both sides exchanged and agreed on various measures to create breakthroughs to the bilateral relations towards the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties in 2025, including increasing exchange of delegations at all levels, coordinating and supporting each other at regional and international forums such as the United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, and promoting cultural and sport exchange as well as tourism cooperation.
They expressed their delight at the recent development in the bilateral relations across all channels, particularly exchange of high-level delegations, adding the two countries boast huge potential to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, culture and sports, among others.
In term of economy, they agreed on strengthening connectivity and information exchange, creating favourable conditions for their key exports like rice and cashew to enter each other’s market, and expand export for other products such as cocoa, chemicals and two-wheel motor vehicles. Vietnam and Côte d'Ivoire should enhance opportunity sharing and investment projects while accelerating negotiations and signing for their cooperation agreements on trade and investment to create a legal corridors for bilateral collaboration, they stressed.
Minister Ouattara affirmed that Vietnam is a strategic agricultural partner of Côte d'Ivoire, hoping to receive the Southeast Asian nation’s support in producing rice and ensuring food security. He said Côte d'Ivoire welcomes and is willing to create incentives for Vietnamese firms to open branches and invest in the country.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang (fifth from left) participates in the Market for Abidjan Performing Arts (MASA) 2024. (Photo: MoFA) |
During the visit, Deputy Minister Hang made a courtesy call to Vice President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire Konate Sidiki and attended the Vietnam-Côte d’Ivoire Business Forum held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d’Ivoire.
Also, the Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Hang attended the Market for Abidjan Performing Arts (MASA) 2024 at the invitation of Minister of Culture and Francophonie of Côte d’Ivoire Francoise Remarck.
Translated by Trung Thanh