Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (R) receives Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Mirzaev Zoiyr on Feb. 10 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi(VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung wants Vietnam and Uzbekistan to continuestepping up ties in economy, trade, investment, education and culture.
Cultural days should be organized in the respective countries and a directflight route should be opened, Deputy PM Dung said at his reception forvisiting Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Mirzaev Zoiyr in Hanoi on February10.
Vietnam and Uzbekistan recorded a two-way trade value of 37.4 million USD in2016, doubling the figure made in 2012.
Vietnam has strengths and experience in rice production, aquaculture,industrial tree plantation, garment and textile and footwear and is willing to sharethe experience and expand cooperation across sectors with Uzbekistan, Dung said.
He suggested Uzbekistan facilitate Vietnamese businesses’ market expansion aswell as support the Vietnamese community in the country as they have formed animportant bridge for the two countries’ cooperative ties.
Deputy PM Mirzaev Zoiyr noted that his country has always regarded Vietnam astrategic partner and wanted to boost across-the-board cooperation.
The visiting DeputyPM said he and his entourage will seek to learn from Vietnam’s experience inattracting foreign investment, producing and exporting rice, shrimp, and aquaticproducts, and developing the apparel and footwear industry.
In addition to that, he also sought to know how Vietnam developed small- andmedium-sized enterprises and promoted startups.
These aim to further cooperation in line with their countries’ availablepotential and strengths, he stressed.-VNA
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