Expanding cooperation with the Dominican Republic, in areas such as economy, commerce, investment, education, science and technology, is what Vietnam is looking for, affirmed President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The state leader made the affirmation while receiving Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso in Hanoi on August 31, who led a visiting delegation from Dominican Republic.

This is the first visit to Vietnam by a high-level Dominican delegation since the two countries established diplomatic ties in July 2005.

President Triet went on to say that Vietnam and the Latin American country should increase exchanges of visits at all levels and promote cooperation in areas that are the strengths of the two countries such as tourism, mining, engineering and transportation.

For his part, minister Tronconso said Dominica is studying a plan to cooperate with Vietnamese firms in producing solar-powered batteries, buses, and information exchanges on tourism, agricultural equipment production and mining.

He expressed his hope that earlier talks held with Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem would pave the way for the two countries’ relationship to develop further.

Source: VNA