Mozambican Prime Minister visits Vietnam

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Mozambican Prime Minister visits Vietnam

12:33 CAT | 31 Jul 2017

Fie photo / Hanoi flag tower

Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário on Monday will start a four-day official visit to Vietnam, at the invitation of his counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

According to a press release received by AIM, the visit will help to consolidate and deepen the existing historic relations of friendship, cooperation and solidarity between the governments and people of both countries.

“The visit of Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, to Vietnam will also be an opportunity for both countries to exchange views on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, to design strategies for deepening political-diplomatic, economic relations, as well as at business level,” reads the document.

During his stay, Carlos do Rosario will hold official talks with his counterpart and pay a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese President, Tran Dai Quang.

The Prime Minister’s agenda also includes visits to economic and social enterprises of interest to Mozambique.

Carlos do Rosário will be accompanied by the two deputy ministers, namely Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane, of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; and Luisa Meque of Agriculture and Food Security.

Mozambican PM’s Vietnam visit to enhance bilateral ties

Carlos Agostinho do Rosario’s official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3 is expected to boost bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, as well as in fields of mutual concern.

Vietnam and Mozambique established diplomatic ties on June 25, 1975 – the day when the African nation declared independence.

Mozambique is an important partner of Vietnam in Africa. The two nations have maintained cooperative relations through Party and State channels and people-to-people exchanges. The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Liberation Front of Mozambique (Frelimo) have cooperated closely in personnel training and scientific research. The Parties will continue increase the exchange of all-level delegations and sharing of experience in building and managing the nation and facilitate the development of economic and trade ties between the two countries.

Bilateral economic and trade relations have enjoyed impressive growth over the past years. Two-way trade increased from just 13.83 million USD in 2006 to 101 million USD in 2016, of which Vietnam’s exports were valued at 72.5 million USD.

Mozambique current ranks 11th out of 72 nations and territories in which Vietnam has invested. The African country’s economic reform is opening more opportunities in investment cooperation for Vietnam, especially in the fields of agriculture, aquatic products, mineral resources, civil industry, construction, energy and public infrastructure.

The two countries have carried out a number of cooperation projects in agriculture and fisheries, and signed numerous agreements in other fields such as a framework agreement on economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation and a trade agreement in 2003 and an agreement on investment encouragement and protection in 2007.

In 2014, the two governments reached another agreement on joint research on food crop development in Mozambique for 2013-2017.

In the time ahead, the two countries will intensify collaboration in telecommunications, health, education, and mining, and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in the production of rice, cashew nuts and soybean in the African country.

Source: AIM / VNA