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Gov't chief meets with leaders of Moldova, Haiti

VGP - PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday exchanged measures to boost cooperation between Viet Nam and Haiti during his meeting with Haitian counterpart Laurent Salvador Lamothe on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.

September 28, 2013 10:18 AM GMT+7

PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Haitian counterpart Laurent Salvador Lamothe on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, the US, September 27, 2013 - Photo: VGP

PM Dung said Viet Nam is finalizing procedures to implement the framework agreement on trade and investment cooperation. Both sides will establish a joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The Vietnamese leader thanked Haitian Government's support for a joint venture between Viet Nam's Viettel and Haitian partner and asked the Haitian side to further create favorable conditions for Vietnamese investors there.

The two PMs agreed to accelerate cooperation in rice cultivation, post-crop preservation, aquaculture through the exchanges of experts, technology transfer, provision of machines, and joint cooperative program. PM Dung said Viet Nam is ready to share experience in poverty reduction, educational development, and healthcare.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) meets with Moldovan PM Yuri Lianke on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, the US, September 27, 2013 - Photo: VGP

Earlier on the same day, PM Dung also met with Moldovan PM Yuri Lianke.

Both sides noted that the bilateral relations between Viet Nam and Moldova are still limited with the two-way trade value standing at US$3.5 million last year.

PM Dung expressed his hope to beef up exchange of delegations at all levels in order to enhance the bilateral ties.

The two leaders agreed to restart and improve the efficiency of the inter-governmental committee on economic-trade-scientific-technological cooperation in the time ahead and launch negotiations agreements double tax avoidance and investment protection./.

By Hai Minh