BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/04/2008

Vietnamese and Belorussian Presidents hold talks

Vietnam and Belarus agreed to further expand bilateral co-operation in industry by settling joint ventures to manufacture and assemble MAZ lorries, diesel machines, dynamos, tractors and heavy trucks in Vietnam.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his visiting Belorussian counterpart Alexander G. Lukashenko reached the consensus during their talks in Hanoi on April 7.

The two presidents also agreed to boost co-operation in culture, education and training, oil and gas, agriculture, banking, consular affairs, tourism, health care and labour.

President Triet praised the official Vietnam visit by Belorussian President A. G. Lukashenko and his entourage as a new important milestone in the two countries' friendly and traditional co-operation.

"Vietnam always attaches importance to the consolidation and development of its relationship with Belarus and other traditional friends while implementing its external policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multi-lateralisation and active regional and international integration," affirmed President Triet.

President Lukashenko, who was given the State welcome ceremony earlier the same day, said he was happy to come back to Vietnam and spoke highly of Vietnam's renewal achievements as well as its rising position in the region and the world.

Both host and guest discussed orientations and measures to further accelerate the friendship and multi-faceted co-operation between Vietnam and Belarus, especially in economics and trade.

The two presidents noted that apart from fine political relations, bilateral economic and trade ties have developed strongly but still not matched with their potentials.

Both sides also discussed and were unanimous in regional and international issues of mutual concern, affirmed the importance of diplomatic exchanges and praised the non-aligned stance in the current international relationship.

President Triet thanked the Belorussian authorities and people for their assistance to the Vietnamese community in Belarus and asked Belarus to continue creating favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to live and work in the country.

After the talks, President Nguyen Minh Triet and his Belorussian counterpart A. G. Lukashenko signed a Vietnam-Belarus joint communique. (VNA)

Source:

http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/070408/domestic_vietnamese.htm

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