5:26:54 PM | 4/22/2009
Kazakhstan and Vietnam have agreed to ink a framework trade and economics agreement as co-efforts to further expand the bilateral trade, the government of Vietnam said on its Website.
The common consensus was reached by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on the sidelines of the Boao forum in China's Hainan province.
Two-way trade was modest at US$100 million last year, far from reaching the potentials of the two countries, Mr Dung noted.
PM Dung delivered a speech at the Boao forum and was optimistic that China's economy will lead the recovery in the world.
Mr Dung also had a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wen. (chinhphu.vn)
Vietnam NA Chairman to Tour Russia, Czech and Belarus Late April
Chairman of Vietnam’s national assembly, the highest legislative body, Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife will pay visits to Russia, Czech ad Belarus late this month to reinforce bilateral ties with these countries, the NA’s External Relations Committee said on an announcement April 19.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chairman of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Czech Republic Miroslav Vlcek and Chairman of the Council of Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Boris Batura.
Last year, Vietnam posted the two-way trade of US$1.5 billion with Russia, US$294 million with Czech and US$124.6 million with Belarus. (News, The People)
Vietnamese
