Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu (Photo: VNA) The two sides agreed to step up delegationexchanges, especially those at the high level, and strive to raise thebilateral trade to over 100 million USD in the coming years.
The officials compared notes on measures andorientations to boost collaboration in politics-diplomacy, economy, trade,health care and education, and consented to consider cooperation mechanisms andconsolidate the legal framework to facilitate the bilateral cooperation.
The two sides concurred to soon organise the seventhmeeting of the Vietnam-Angola Inter-governmental Committee in Luanda.
Hieu spoke highly of Angola’s position and role in Africaand expressed his delight at positive developments in the friendship andmulti-faceted cooperation between the two countries.
The deputy minister expressed his wish that the twoforeign ministries will carry forward their pioneering role in promoting the time-honouredrelationship, for peace, cooperation and development in the region.
For his part, Lopes affirmed that the AngolanGovernment wishes to foster the multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam, and makethe partnerships in economy, trade and investment on par with the finepolitical ties.
The visiting official said his is accompanied byrepresentatives from trade promotion agencies and 15 Angolan businesses thatare operating in different spheres and want to seek cooperation opportunitiesin Vietnam.
Angola’s accelerating the diversification of thenational economy will bring about substantial opportunities to Vietnamese firms,he stressed.
Hieu thanked Angola for backing Vietnam’s running of electionto the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2023-2025, and called on theAfrican nation’s support for Vietnam’s candidacy for a seat at the WorldHeritage Committee (WHC) in 2023-2027.
Following the talks, the two officials attended theopening ceremony of a photo exhibition on the culture, land and people ofAngola, which is part of activities celebrating the 47th anniversaryof the bilateral diplomatic ties (November 12, 1975).
On November 14, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Sonhosted a reception for the Angolan official.
Son affirmed that Vietnam stands ready to worktogether with Angola to deepen the bilateral relations in a pragmatic and effectivemanner.
Lopes emphasised that Angola attaches importance tothe long-standing friendship with Vietnam – one of the first countries settingup diplomatic ties with Angola after the African nation gained independence.
Host and guest discussed specific measures to forge thecooperation such as boosting the trading of products of both sides’ strength likeagricultural and pharmaceutical products and wood, and expanding collaborationin education-training, oil and gas and digital transformation.
They also agreed to soon negotiate and signimportant documents to create a legal framework for the cooperation./.
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