VGP – Vietnamese PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng today starts his 3-day trip to Sichuan Province and Zhongqing City of China, where he will attend the 10th Western China International Economy and Trade Fairs.
October 15, 2009 4:47 PM GMT+7
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng shakes hand with Sichuan’s Party Secretary Liu Qibao, Chengdu
City, Sichuan Province, China, October
15, 2009 – Photo: VGP
In his meeting with Sichuan’s Party Secretary Liu Qibao in ChengduCity,
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng highly spoke of socio-economic achievements of Sichuan in recent years
and the province’s efforts to mitigate consequences of the deadly quake in May 2008.
Sichuan is a province of 88 million
residents, functioning as the center of Western China.
The province and Việt Nam
share great potentials of cooperation. In 2008, Sichuan
earned US $330 million by exporting to Việt Nam electronic goods, leather
shoes, garments. It also spent US $230 million on semi-conducting products and
electro-mechanical goods.
The Vietnamese PM asserted
that the two sides should take measures to promote cooperation and bring new
depth and focus to their relations as well as to the strategic partnership
between Việt Nam and China.
Secretary Liu showed his
confidence that the visit made by PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and the high-ranking
delegation of the Government of Việt Nam is an important event which
reflects Việt Nam’s special interest in consolidating and strengthening the
friendship and cooperation with China in general and Sichuan in particular.
Sichuan will deepen economic, trade, investment and tourism cooperation with Việt Nam’s
localities, stated Secretary Liu.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade
and the Sichuan government ink cooperation
documents, Chengdu, Sichuan, October 15, 2009 – Photo: VGP
Also on Thursday morning,
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng witnessed the signing ceremony of some cooperation documents
between Vietnamese agencies and partners in Sichuan.