Vietnam, Cuba vow to foster multifaceted cooperation
The 35th meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee concluded in Hanoi on October 3, reaching a consensus to soon sign a new trade agreement and facilitate the implementation of investment projects in the two countries.
The 35th meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee wraps up (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 35th meeting of theVietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee concluded in Hanoi on October 3,reaching a consensus to soon sign a new trade agreement and facilitate theimplementation of investment projects in the two countries.
Vietnamese Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha said thatat the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue enhancing the efficiency ofthe committee’s operations in a practical and specific manner, and wereunanimous in several new points in cooperative agreements in numerous fields.
Both were determined to lift economic cooperation to matchthe good political ties between the two Parties and countries, Ha stated.
Along with achieved results, there remained severalshortcomings and difficulties that need to be solved in the time ahead, headded.
Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment RodrigoMalmierca Díaz stressed that Vietnam and Cuba are at their best to strengthentheir trade ties.
The two countries plan to conclude negotiations on a newtrade agreement in the fourth quarter of 2017 in order to bring two-way tradeto 500 million USD in the next five years.
Many Vietnamese firms, including Viglacera, Hanel, Tin Thanhand Thai Binh, have worked closely with Cuban partners to get licences fortheir investment in Cuba in construction materials, consumer goods, hotel, andrenewable energy.
At the meeting, the ministers also agreed on cooperationpossibilities in potential aspects such as tourism and medical tourism.-VNA
Vietnam and Cuba need to continue boosting cooperation in politics, economic-trade and investment in an effective manner, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 8 for Cuba’s outgoing Ambassador Herminio Lopez Diaz, during which he lauded the diplomat’s contributions to developing the brotherly solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and mutual trust between the two Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Cuba.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on specific activities to promote the bilateral relations.
The Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee convened its 35th meeting in Hanoi on October 2, under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz.
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The 35th meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Committee wraps up (Source: VNA) 
