Sudanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal-Eddin Ismail Saeed isin Hanoi for the last day of his three-day visit to Vietnam that beganon February 16 to strengthen the multifaceted cooperation between thetwo countries.
During his stay, the Sudaneseofficial paid a courtesy call to Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh and held political consultations with DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga.
He also had working sessions with the ministries of Industry and Trade and of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Meeting Kamal-Eddin Ismail Saeed on February 18, Deputy PM and ForeignMinister Minh lauded the visit, describing it as one of the practicalactivities marking the 45 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties(1969-2014).
The visit contributes to beefing up the friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Sudan, he underlined.
He said in the future, both sides should exert more efforts to furtherpromote their cooperation to match their potential by increasingdelegation exchanges and meetings among businesses.
A direct payment channel should be set up among banks of both sides toboost bilateral import-export activities, he said, stressing theimportance of preparations for the first meeting of the Vietnam-SudanJoint Committee scheduled for April this year in Khartoum.
In order to complete the legal framework for bilateral cooperation,the Deputy PM urged the speeding up of negotiations and signing ofimportant agreements such as those on Double Taxation Avoidance,Investment Encouragement and Protection, banking cooperation and visaexemption for diplomatic passport holders.
Deputy PMMinh also proposed that Sudan create more favourable conditions for thenational oil and gas group PetroVietnam and the military-runtelecommunications enterprise Viettel to invest in Sudan.
He said that the Vietnamese side is ready to implement the secondphase of the joint project to promote the cultivation of rice and anumber of other plants in Sudan, which has so far proved effective.
For his part, the official from Sudan said his country attaches muchimportance to the multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam.
He suggested that Vietnam continues the cooperation with his country,while sharing its experience in agriculture and acquaculture.
On the occasion, Kamal-Eddin Ismail Saeed informed his host that Sudanwill grant 10 Arabian language study scholarships to Vietnamesestudents.
Sudan supports Vietnam’s candidacy to the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term, the diplomat affirmed.
During the political consultations with Deputy Foreign Minister NguyenPhuong Nga, the two sides reiterated that they will maintain theirmutual support at international forums, while further boosting the rolethat both foreign ministries play in reviewing and stepping up theimplementation of signed agreements.
Both sides alsoagreed on directions and measures to bolster their cooperation in thefuture, especially in promising areas such as oil and gas,telecommunications, agriculture and footwear.
They also discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern.-VNA
During his stay, the Sudaneseofficial paid a courtesy call to Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh and held political consultations with DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga.
He also had working sessions with the ministries of Industry and Trade and of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Meeting Kamal-Eddin Ismail Saeed on February 18, Deputy PM and ForeignMinister Minh lauded the visit, describing it as one of the practicalactivities marking the 45 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties(1969-2014).
The visit contributes to beefing up the friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Sudan, he underlined.
He said in the future, both sides should exert more efforts to furtherpromote their cooperation to match their potential by increasingdelegation exchanges and meetings among businesses.
A direct payment channel should be set up among banks of both sides toboost bilateral import-export activities, he said, stressing theimportance of preparations for the first meeting of the Vietnam-SudanJoint Committee scheduled for April this year in Khartoum.
In order to complete the legal framework for bilateral cooperation,the Deputy PM urged the speeding up of negotiations and signing ofimportant agreements such as those on Double Taxation Avoidance,Investment Encouragement and Protection, banking cooperation and visaexemption for diplomatic passport holders.
Deputy PMMinh also proposed that Sudan create more favourable conditions for thenational oil and gas group PetroVietnam and the military-runtelecommunications enterprise Viettel to invest in Sudan.
He said that the Vietnamese side is ready to implement the secondphase of the joint project to promote the cultivation of rice and anumber of other plants in Sudan, which has so far proved effective.
For his part, the official from Sudan said his country attaches muchimportance to the multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam.
He suggested that Vietnam continues the cooperation with his country,while sharing its experience in agriculture and acquaculture.
On the occasion, Kamal-Eddin Ismail Saeed informed his host that Sudanwill grant 10 Arabian language study scholarships to Vietnamesestudents.
Sudan supports Vietnam’s candidacy to the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term, the diplomat affirmed.
During the political consultations with Deputy Foreign Minister NguyenPhuong Nga, the two sides reiterated that they will maintain theirmutual support at international forums, while further boosting the rolethat both foreign ministries play in reviewing and stepping up theimplementation of signed agreements.
Both sides alsoagreed on directions and measures to bolster their cooperation in thefuture, especially in promising areas such as oil and gas,telecommunications, agriculture and footwear.
They also discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern.-VNA
