During his stay inCanada, Quan paid a courtesy visit to Governor-General David Johnston, duringwhich he called on the Governor-General to support stronger economic-trade cooperationbetween the two countries through the signing of bilateral cooperativeagreements.
He also asked theGovernor-General to back enhanced partnership between the CPV and the ruling FreedomParty of Canada.
For his part, DavidJohnston highlighted the thriving relationship between Vietnam and Canada, andexpressed his hope that the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister JustinTrudeau will mark a new milestone in the development of the relationship.
Canada wishes tointensify trade ties with Vietnam and other ASEAN nations, he said, noting thateconomic and commercial structures of Vietnam and Canada are mutuallycomplementary.
The Governor-General underlinedthe fact that Vietnam has the largest number of students in Canada amongSoutheast Asian nations, describing this as a favourable condition to boostpeople-to-people diplomacy and increase mutual understanding between the twocountries.
He suggested the twocountries work with each other to remove obstacles hindering their educationalcooperation, especially between universities and research institutes.
While visitingMontreal city, the Vietnamese Party delegation had working sessions withChristine St-Pierre, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie of Quebec; Jean Seguin, the province’s DeputyMinister for Economy, Science and Innovation; and the management of theUniversity of Quebec.
They also met with representatives of the Vietnamesecommunity in Montreal.
In Ottawa, the officials had a meeting with leaders of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), during which the two sidescompared notes on the development of movements of communists and workers, aswell as orientations to boost the movements in the new situation. –VNA