BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/12/2006

Belarusian President to visit Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 10 to 12 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet.

The purpose of the trip is to boost the established friendship and especially economic ties between the two nations.

Turnover from trade between Belarus and Vietnam is estimated to reach US$50mil in 2006.

Vietnam exports mainly latex, rice, seafood, tea and cashew nuts to Belarus, and imports chemical fertilizers, trucks, tractors and auto parts from the Eastern European nation.

Since the two countries established diplomatic relations on January 24, 1992, many important agreements have been signed, creating a legal framework for long-term cooperation.

Belarus opened an embassy in Vietnam in 1998, five years before Vietnam did the same in Belarus.

At the fifth session of the Vietnam-Belarus Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi last December, the two countries agreed to expand their cooperation in trade, industry, energy, agriculture, petrochemicals, education and training.

In preparation for the president's trip, Belorussian Deputy Foreign Minister Victor Gaisenok arrived in Vietnam on October 29 for a three-day visit.

(Source: SGGP)

Source:

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/politics/2006/12/641501/