A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, visited Angola from December 16-17.
The meeting between the CPV delegation and MPLA Party Chief António Paulo Kassoma (Source: VNA)
Pretoria (VNA) - A delegation of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, Head of the Party CentralCommittee’s Economic Commission, visited Angola from December 16-17.
During the visit, Binh met with General Secretary of the ruling PopularMovement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), António Paulo Kassoma; and MPLA Secretaryfor Foreign Affairs, Julião Mateus Paulo.
He also had working sessions with officials of the Ministryof Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development inAngola.
During the meetings, the Angolan side affirmed the importanceof the traditional relationship between the MPLA and the CPV, and the twopeoples, and expressed their admiration of the significant achievements Vietnamhas made in the nation’s building and development.
Binh briefed the host on Vietnam’s socio-economic developmentand the outcomes of the CPV’s 12th National Congress.
He congratulated the host on the successful organisation ofthe 7th Congress of the MPLA and shared joy over the accomplishmentsAngola has gained under the leadership of the MPLA.
The two sides discussed measures to promote economic andtrade relations to fully tap the potential of the two nations.
The two sides agreed to continue exchanging experts andtechnology transfer in agriculture. The host supported Vietnam’s proposal toset up joint venture companies for rice and coffee cultivation, agriculturalproduct processing, fish farming and cow breeding for meat and milk.
The MPLA Party chief spoke highly of projects invested byVietnamese telecom group Viettel in Africa and Angola, saying that the countrywill consider setting up of a joint venture with Viettel to providetelecommunication service in Angola.
During the stay, Binh met with representatives of theVietnamese community in Angola and laid a wreath at the Memorial to thelate Angolan President Agostinho Neto in Luanda.-VNA
Vietnamese businesses that are interested in operating in Angola will be assisted to access the African country in the coming time, thus helping boost investments between the two nations.
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The meeting between the CPV delegation and MPLA Party Chief António Paulo Kassoma (Source: VNA) 
