Vietnam is willing to share its experience

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is willing to share its experience of national construction and development with the Republic of Central Africa, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 19.

President Triet stated this during talks with his Central African counterpart,
Francois Bozize Yangouvonda, who is on an official visit to Vietnam until May
22.

The State leader welcomed President Yangouvonda’s official visit to Vietnam ,
describing it as a new step in promoting friendship and cooperation between
Vietnam and Central Africa after the two countries established diplomatic ties
on November 10, 2008.

“While pursuing its foreign policy of diversification and multi-lateralisation
of international relations, Vietnam has always attached a lot of importance to
strengthening and developing its ties with Central Africa in particular and
friends in Asia, Africa and America in general,” he noted.

The President emphasised that the relevant Vietnamese and Central African ministries
and agencies need to increase the frequency of their meetings to become aware of
each other’s potential and the possibility of cooperating in areas where both
countries are strong in.

For his part, President Yangouvonda spoke highly of the great achievements the
Vietnamese people have made during their national construction and development
process.

The Central African President said that as both were developing countries and
active members of the Francophone Community, Central Africa is keen to enhance its
relationship with Vietnam, considering the nation an important partner in Asia,
particularly in trade, agriculture, health, education, economics, national
defence, forestry and mining.

Based on the experience Vietnam has accumulated in developing tripartite
cooperation with other African countries, Central Africa and Vietnam could
successfully build a model for tripartite cooperation with the support of the
International Francophone Organisation, he added.

The two leaders informed each other of the situation in their respective countries
and discussed a range of measures and areas that they could expand friendship and
cooperation. They also touched upon regional and international issues of mutual
concern.

Following their talks, Presidents Triet and Yangouvonda witnessed the signing of
the Vietnam-Central Africa Cooperation Framework Agreement saying that it would
serve as a legal foundation to step up bilateral cooperative relations in all
fields for the benefits of both peoples.

Meeting with the press after the talks with President Yangouvonda, President Triet
said that the Central African President’s visit to Vietnam is extremely
significant as it turns a new chapter in the two countries’ relations to bring
it to a new height.

He said Vietnam and Central Africa see new prospects for broader bilateral
cooperation in economy, education, health care, and poverty reduction.
In the immediate future, the two countries would focus on tapping their own
strength and join hands to boost bilateral and tri-partite cooperation, and
coordination at international forums.

The Central African President said he felt honoured to visit Vietnam for the
first time and affirmed that his talks with President Triet ended with good results,
promising to bring in a bright future for the two countries’ cooperation.

He also said he expected to learn from Vietnam ’s valuable experience in
agriculture, education and training.

“The task is now to translate our determination into action,” the Central
African President stressed.-Enditem