Bolivia wishes to further enhance its mutually-benefiting cooperationwith Vietnam, stated Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera at histalks with visiting Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan in La Pazon May 18.
The host described the Vietnamese VicePresident’s official visit as an important milestone which creates a newdriving force for the two countries’ friendship and multi-facetedcollaboration.
Doan, in turn, declared that Vietnamattaches importance to expanding its relations with countries in LatinAmerica, including Bolivia.
The two leaders agreedthat bilateral relations have seen positive developments, especially inpolitics and diplomacy, as reflected by the outcomes of high-levelvisits and the close coordination at international organisations.
However, both admitted that economic-trade-investment ties have yet tomatch potential, as two-way trade now stands below 10 million USD peryear.
Therefore, they suggested the two countriesspeed up negotiations towards the signing of cooperation documents inorder to complete a legal framework for bilateral cooperation, earlyactivate established cooperative mechanisms, including the jointcommittee on trade and investment.
They also askedthe two Governments to create favourable conditions for businesses toaccess each other’s market, and set up a partnership level suitable withtheir policies and laws, particularly in energy, oil and gas,telecommunications and agriculture.
The two sidesagreed to continue coordination and cooperation at internationalorganisations, especially the United Nations. They shared the viewpointthat territorial disputes should be dealt with through peacefulnegotiations and dialogues with respect for international law, not usingor threatening to use violence.
On the same day,Vice President Doan was received by President of the Bolivian SenateJose Alberto Gonzalez and President of the Chamber of Deputies GabrielaMontano Viana, who both pledged to strongly support the BolivianGovernment in enhancing multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam.
Doan affirmed that the Vietnamese State also backed the twoparliaments’ strengthened collaboration at bilateral and multilaterallevels.-VNA
The host described the Vietnamese VicePresident’s official visit as an important milestone which creates a newdriving force for the two countries’ friendship and multi-facetedcollaboration.
Doan, in turn, declared that Vietnamattaches importance to expanding its relations with countries in LatinAmerica, including Bolivia.
The two leaders agreedthat bilateral relations have seen positive developments, especially inpolitics and diplomacy, as reflected by the outcomes of high-levelvisits and the close coordination at international organisations.
However, both admitted that economic-trade-investment ties have yet tomatch potential, as two-way trade now stands below 10 million USD peryear.
Therefore, they suggested the two countriesspeed up negotiations towards the signing of cooperation documents inorder to complete a legal framework for bilateral cooperation, earlyactivate established cooperative mechanisms, including the jointcommittee on trade and investment.
They also askedthe two Governments to create favourable conditions for businesses toaccess each other’s market, and set up a partnership level suitable withtheir policies and laws, particularly in energy, oil and gas,telecommunications and agriculture.
The two sidesagreed to continue coordination and cooperation at internationalorganisations, especially the United Nations. They shared the viewpointthat territorial disputes should be dealt with through peacefulnegotiations and dialogues with respect for international law, not usingor threatening to use violence.
On the same day,Vice President Doan was received by President of the Bolivian SenateJose Alberto Gonzalez and President of the Chamber of Deputies GabrielaMontano Viana, who both pledged to strongly support the BolivianGovernment in enhancing multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam.
Doan affirmed that the Vietnamese State also backed the twoparliaments’ strengthened collaboration at bilateral and multilaterallevels.-VNA
