Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) and President of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Kim Hack-yong (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has called on Vietnam and theRepublic of Korea (RoK) to increase the exchange of high-ranking visits andmeetings in order to enhance political trust, expand cooperation and deepentheir bilateral ties.
At a reception forPresident of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Kim Hack-yong inHanoi on September 22, the Deputy PM said the two sides should devise a coordinationplan to well prepare for President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Vietnam toattend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting slated for November in the centralcity of Da Nang.
The Vietnamese Government always attaches importance todeveloping the strategic partnership with the RoK in the coming time, heaffirmed, adding that Kim Hack-yong’s visit is significant to promoting the legislativeties in particular and the bilateral relationship between the two countries ingeneral.
Deputy PM Binh expressed his hope that the RoK NationalAssembly will continuously expand and increase the efficiency of economic andtrade cooperation with Vietnam, while working on measures to reduce Vietnam’strade deficit with the RoK.
He also called for the Korean legislative body’s support inmaintaining the RoK’s non-refundable aid and official development assistance(ODA) loans for Vietnam.
The Deputy PM proposed the early signing of a creditframework agreement for 2016-2020 between the two countries, and maintained preferentialloans for Vietnam from the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIMBANK).
He appealed to the RoK side to step up cultural, educationaland tourism links with Vietnam, expand Korean and Vietnamese language teaching,especially Vietnamese language teaching for children of Vietnamese-Koreanfamilies, and facilitate visa granting for Vietnamese.
For his part, Kim Hack-yong stressed that Vietnam and theRoK have become important partners in economy, trade, education, nationaldefence and security.
The RoK will continue its position as Vietnam’s largestpartner in terms of investment, ODA provision, tourism and trade.
He proposed the Vietnamese Government continue providing optimal conditions forKorean businesses to operate in the country.-VNA
At a reception forPresident of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Kim Hack-yong inHanoi on September 22, the Deputy PM said the two sides should devise a coordinationplan to well prepare for President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Vietnam toattend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting slated for November in the centralcity of Da Nang.
The Vietnamese Government always attaches importance todeveloping the strategic partnership with the RoK in the coming time, heaffirmed, adding that Kim Hack-yong’s visit is significant to promoting the legislativeties in particular and the bilateral relationship between the two countries ingeneral.
Deputy PM Binh expressed his hope that the RoK NationalAssembly will continuously expand and increase the efficiency of economic andtrade cooperation with Vietnam, while working on measures to reduce Vietnam’strade deficit with the RoK.
He also called for the Korean legislative body’s support inmaintaining the RoK’s non-refundable aid and official development assistance(ODA) loans for Vietnam.
The Deputy PM proposed the early signing of a creditframework agreement for 2016-2020 between the two countries, and maintained preferentialloans for Vietnam from the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIMBANK).
He appealed to the RoK side to step up cultural, educationaland tourism links with Vietnam, expand Korean and Vietnamese language teaching,especially Vietnamese language teaching for children of Vietnamese-Koreanfamilies, and facilitate visa granting for Vietnamese.
For his part, Kim Hack-yong stressed that Vietnam and theRoK have become important partners in economy, trade, education, nationaldefence and security.
The RoK will continue its position as Vietnam’s largestpartner in terms of investment, ODA provision, tourism and trade.
He proposed the Vietnamese Government continue providing optimal conditions forKorean businesses to operate in the country.-VNA
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