Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Dinh Quy (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Dinh Quy andhis Bangladeshi counterpart Md. Shahidul Haque co-chaired the first politicalconsultation between Vietnam and Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 6.
On the political ties, the two sides agreed to speed up the exchange ofhigh-level visits and the Bangladeshi side expressed their wish to soon welcomePresident Tran Dai Quang’s official visit.
On the economic and investment sphere, they agreed to continuously facilitatetheir businesses’ market research and investment promotion, towards achieving theset two-way trade turnover goal of 1 billion USD.
They pledged tospeed up the implementation of the rice commercial deal in 2017-2022 andexplore the possibility of cooperation in manufacturing and assemblingmotorbikes. Bangladesh suggested Vietnam consider importing its medicines andpotatoes.
On the political ties, the two sides agreed to speed up the exchange ofhigh-level visits and the Bangladeshi side expressed their wish to soon welcomePresident Tran Dai Quang’s official visit.
On the economic and investment sphere, they agreed to continuously facilitatetheir businesses’ market research and investment promotion, towards achieving theset two-way trade turnover goal of 1 billion USD.
They pledged tospeed up the implementation of the rice commercial deal in 2017-2022 andexplore the possibility of cooperation in manufacturing and assemblingmotorbikes. Bangladesh suggested Vietnam consider importing its medicines andpotatoes.
[Vietnam, Bangladesh extend rice trade deal]
They affirmed that they will push for negotiations for the extension of thememorandum of understanding on agriculture cooperation inked in 2014 and shareexperience in agriculture and animal and fish farming.
Regarding security-defence, Bangladesh proposed the two sides enhance theexchange of information related to anti-terrorism, share experience inmaintenance of aircraft while agreeing with Vietnam’s proposal on sharingexperience in participating in the United Nation peacekeeping missions.
In addition to that, the two sides agreed to step up education cooperation,share experience in development and poverty reduction and sign a new culturalexchange programme, and study the opening of a direct flight route or share fighthops, aimed at boosting trade-investment cooperation and people’s contact.
They asserted towork closely at regional and international forums and support each other atinternational organizations. Bangladesh noted down Vietnam’s proposal ofsupporting the country in its bid to become a non-permanent member of theUnited Nations Security Council and its candidate to run for the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO in 2017-2022.
The two sides talkedfrankly about regional and international issues of shared concern. Vietnamacknowledged and highly valued Bangladesh’s viewpoints on the East Sea issue.Bangladesh stated that it has attached importance to the maintenance of peace,stability, freedom, security and safety of navigation in and overflight overthe East Sea, and supported the settlement of disputes by peaceful means on thebasis of international law and seriously abiding by the Declaration of Conductof Parties in the East Sea and striving for a sustainable and peaceful solutionto the issue.
On the day, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy visted Minister for CivilAviation and Tourism Rashed Khan Menon and Minister of State for Foreign AffairsMohammed Shahriar Alam.
They all expressedtheir belief that the relations between the two countries will continuethriving in the coming time based on their close ties in history and traditionand their potential and strength.-VNA
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