Vietnam promotes trade ties with Middle East, African nations

by VTV421 October 2015 Last updated at 08:29 AM

Vietnam wants to promote its traditional friendship with countries in the Middle East and Africa
Vietnam wants to promote its traditional friendship with countries in the Middle East and Africa

VTV.vn - An international conference on prospects for economic co-operation between Vietnam and Middle East and African nations opened in Hanoi yesterday.

Attending the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said Vietnam wants to promote its traditional friendship with countries in the Middle East and Africa. Two-way trade increased from 2 billion USD in 2005 to 16 billion USD in 2014, while the figure in the first 7 months of this year reached 8.7 billion USD. The government will make it easier for Vietnamese businesses to increase co-operation and investment in the Middle East and Africa. At the event, participants presented their ideas highlighting bilateral economic prospects at the seminar, including investment attraction opportunities and recommendations for Vietnam-Africa farming and fisheries co-ordination.

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