Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga visited Turkey andattended the second Political Consultation with her Turkish counterpartMehmet Fatih Ceylan from April 15 – 17.

During the visit, Ngahad meetings with Deputy Minister of Economy Mustapha Serve, DeputyMinister of Customs and Trade Fatih Metin, as well as representatives ofthe Istanbul administration, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce andthe Turkey-Vietnam Business Council. She also visited some economicestablishments in Ankara and Istanbul.

At the meetings,the two sides briefed each other about the political and socio-economicsituation in each country. They expressed delight of the rapiddevelopment of multifaceted relations between the two countries over thepast time and agreed to boost cooperation in all fields, especiallyeconomics and trade.

They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern.

Regarding orientations for the future cooperation, the two sides agreedto speed up the exchange of high-level delegations and coordinate toorganise activities to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties(June, 1978 – June, 2013).

They agreed to enhance theeffectiveness of bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, labour,agriculture, education and training, investment and customs, as well asspeed up negotiations for and the signing of agreements on double-taxavoidance, investment encouragement and protection, and an Memorandum ofUnderstanding on customs cooperation.

On the occasion, anaction plan between the two foreign ministries for the 2013-2015 periodand a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries’ diplomaticacademies were inked.-VNA