PM: Viet Nam prioritizes promoting relations with Algeria
VGP - PM Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Viet Nam always wants to consolidate and promote traditional friendship and all-round cooperation with Algeria as a priority in the country’s foreign policy.
June 02, 2015 10:11 AM GMT+7
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PM Dung made the statement during his meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 1.
He congratulated the President on his fourth consecutive tenure and Algerian people on their achievements in national stabilization, reconciliation, construction and development.
He affirmed that Viet Nam would never forget great support from Algeria during the country’s fight for national independence, as well as the national construction and protection.
PM Dung briefed the President on his June 1 talks with PM Abdelaziz Bouteflika, which reached measures to promote bilateral relations in the future, especially in investment, trade, labor, health care, culture and tourism.
He expressed his belief that with determination of both countries’ leaders and people, the traditional friendship and cooperation would grow to a new height on par with time-honoured friendship between the two nations.
PM Dung respectfully conveyed a memoir by former Vietnamese State Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh in French titled “Family, Friend and Nation” from the State Vice President to the Algerian President. The leader was deeply moved when receiving the gift from his close friend.
President Bouteflika said the traditional friendship between the two nations should be preserved and promoted.
He recalled his memories about land and people of Viet Nam during his visits to Viet Nam, saying that they would be always in his heart.
The President expressed his support to outcomes of the talks between the two PMs, as well as to Viet Nam’s stance in resolving peacefully disputes in the East Sea in accordance with international law, ensuring regional peace, stability and maritime security and safety.
After the meeting, PM Dung briefed the press on the meeting’s results.
The same day, PM Dung and his wife met with representatives from the Vietnamese community living and working in Algeria and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria.
He asked the embassy’s staff to actively make contributions to enhancing the traditional friendship between Viet Nam and Algeria and suggest specific measures to boost relations in economics, trade, investment, culture and tourism.
PM Dung expressed his pleasure to the Vietnamese community’s unity and integration in the host country and his hope that they would help promote the land, culture and people of Viet Nam and tighten the bilateral relations.
He also expressed his belief that with efforts of ministries, the embassy and the Vietnamese community, his visit’s outcomes would step up the Viet Nam-Algeria cooperation.
By Vien Nhu
