President Truong Tan Sang wrapped up his State visit to Tanzania on March 11 after reaching dozens of agreements to elevate the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation.
President Truong Tan Sang meets with Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Truong Tan Sang wrapped up his State visit to Tanzania on Marc🌞h 11 after reaching dozens of agreements to elevate🐓 the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation.
A joint communiqué on the March 8-11 visit said Presidents Truong Tan Sang and John Magufuli shared their strong beliefs that their countries’ relationship, built on a solid foundation created by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Julius Nyerere, will advance robustly in all fields. They said they considered it a strategic goal in a mutually beneficial partnership.
The leaders expressed their desires to broaden the existing relations and seek new cooperation opportunities in trade, investment, education, science and technology, food processing, animal feed production, aquaculture, footwear and apparel, farming machinery, cement manufacturing, the building of low-cost houses and petro-chemistry.
Agreeing to deepen the two countries’ ties in the coming time, they underscored the need to foster comprehensive cooperation, along with maintaining and increasing exchanges between their people.
According to the communiqué, the two sides must raise bilateral trade to 1 billion USD by 2020. They pledged to do more to push for the signing of an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and another on investment promotion and protection.
They backed the operations of Vietnamese enterprises, like the military-run telecom group Viettel, PetroVietnam and Hapro in Tanzania, while stressing the important role played by the Vietnam-Tanzania Joint Committee, which was set up in 2004 and will convene its second meeting in 2016.
The countries renewed their commitments to promoting peace and security globally and regionally in compliance with the UN Charter and international law, continuing to work together to defend basic principles of international law – especially pertaining to the handling of disputes by peaceful measures.
Before leaving Dar Es Salaam the same day for Mozambique, President Truong Tan Sang received Agriculture Minister Christopher Chiza and several businesspeople, who asked for Vietnam ’s support for partnerships in breeding, plantation and post-harvest processing.-VNA
President Truong Tan Sang and Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa attended a business forum between Vietnamese and Tanzanian enterprises in Dar Es Salaam city on March 9.
Vietnam always treasures the traditional friendship and mutually-beneficial cooperation with African countries, including Tanzania - an important partner, President Truong Tan Sang has affirmed.
President Truong Tan Sang hailed Tanzania’s strategic policies on economic development while touring the Benjamin Special Economic Zone in Dar-es-Salaam city on March 10.
President Truong Tan Sang visited the Viettel Tanzania (Halotel) Company – a member of the Viettel Group in the East African country and talked online to Vietnamese workers at the company’s branches.
Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang and Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly Job Ndugai have consented to back the enhancement of legislative ties between the two countries.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
President Truong Tan Sang meets with Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli (Photo: VNA)
