VN-Qatar trade value heads to US$1bln
VGP – Viet Nam will create favorable conditions for Qatar’s businesses to invest in projects in airports, harbors, highways and agricultural production and processing in Viet Nam.
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Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Qatar's PM Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, December 14, 2014 - Photo: VGP/Le Son |
He highly valued the active assistance from Qatar’s Government in organizing “Viet Nam Days in Qatar”, expecting the event will consolidate the two nations’ relationship.
Viet Nam attaches importance to the multi-lateral relations with Qatar. The two sides’ two-way trade turnover reached nearly US$265 million in 2013, up 8% compared to the previous year, he added.
The Vietnamese Deputy PM proposed a number of measures to accelerate the relations and conveyed PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s invitation for the Qatari PM to visit Viet Nam.
He hoped that large projects invested by Qatar will be soon launched in Viet Nam, suggesting the two countries support each other at multi-lateral forums for the sake of both countries.
PM Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani affirmed that Qatar attaches importance to the relationship with Viet Nam, adding that he will direct ministries and agencies to realize agreements with Viet Nam.
He also accepted the invitation of PM Dung and will visit Viet Nam at an appropriate time.
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Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc holds talks with Qatari counterpart Ahmed Bin Abdullah Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud, December 14, 2014 - Photo: VGP/Le Son |
At the talks, the two leaders reviewed achievements in the two nations’ relations and exchanged specific measures to promote the multi-lateral relationship in the future.
In term of politics, they agreed to enhance delegation exchanges at all levels, especially high-ranking levels.
The Qatari Deputy PM expects to receive State President Truong Tan Sang to pay a courtesy visit to Qatar, affirming to consider carefully the support of Viet Nam in running for positions in agencies of the United Nations in the future.
Economically, they asserted to determination to raise the two-way trade value to US$1 billion in the future, launch effectively finance-banking agreements, facilitate investments in projects in fields of infrastructure, energy and agriculture as well as supporting their businesses to seek cooperation and investment.
Deputy PM Phuc proposed Qatar receive more Vietnamese guest workers.
On this occasion, the leaders witnessed the signing of documents on cooperation in justice between the Ministries of Justice.
By Thuy Dung
