The President affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting friendly and cooperative relations with African friends, in which Ivory Coast is identified as one of the important partners.
On the afternoon of June 14, at the Presidential Palace, President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire Adama Bictogo, who is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. .
Welcoming the Chairman of the Ivory Coast National Assembly and the Delegation to visit Vietnam, President Vo Van Thuong stated that the visit is the highest-level delegation and also the first National Assembly Chairman of the Ivory Coast to visit Vietnam, contributing to important in strengthening cooperative relations between the two Parliaments as well as the two countries.
The Chairman of the Ivory Coast National Assembly expressed his pleasure to meet President Vo Van Thuong again, and said that Vietnam and Ivory Coast have had economic development cooperation with important results; highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements, especially hunger eradication and poverty reduction.
National Assembly Chairman Adama Bictogo shared that Vietnam and Ivory Coast have many similarities in economic development. In the context of difficulties and challenges from global issues, the two countries need to strengthen coordination in the coming time, creating a safe, favorable and trustworthy business environment. Ivory Coast hopes to welcome Vietnamese businesses to explore cooperation and investment opportunities, especially developing processing and export technology.
Stating that he is always interested in following the developments of Ivory Coast, President Vo Van Thuong congratulated the important achievements that the people of this country have achieved in many different fields.
President Vo Van Thuong believes that Ivory Coast will continue to maintain political stability, socio-economic development, effectively implement "Vision 2030", gradually building an increasingly prosperous country, Enhance role and position at regional and international forums.
The President affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting friendly and cooperative relations with African friends, in which Ivory Coast is identified as one of the important partners.
The President said that the positive developments in bilateral relations recently, especially in the political-diplomatic and economic fields, have positive significance. However, the two countries still have much room to continue developing cooperative relations.
The President proposed that the two sides increase the exchange of delegations and high-level contacts with ministries, branches and localities; continue to coordinate closely and actively support each other at multilateral forums; Prioritize promoting economic cooperation commensurate with the good political relations and great potential of the two sides.
Pleased to see that the relationship between the two National Assembly of Vietnam - Ivory Coast is increasingly developing well, creating a favorable foundation for economic cooperation, the President welcomed the results of the talks of National Assembly Chairman Adama Bictogo with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and meetings with Vietnamese leaders.
The two sides believe that the signing and implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the two National Assembly will contribute to deepening the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.
President Vo Van Thuong and Ivory Coast National Assembly Chairman Adama Bictogo agreed on the need to further promote trade cooperation in a sustainable and balanced direction, creating conditions to expand exports to each other's markets as well as to other markets. ASEAN and African regional schools. The two leaders affirmed the need to prioritize promoting and expanding cooperation in the fields of agriculture and investment./.
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