President receives British Telecom delegation

09:11' 06/06/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is undertaking reforms within the country for the sole purpose of maintaining sustainable economic growth, President Nguyen Minh Triet said. President Triet made the remark to a delegation from the telecommunications giant British Telecom (BT) led by BT'S Asia Pacific President Allen Ma, on June 5. President Triet said that Vietnam has become and will continue to be an attractive investment destination for major British companies such as BP, and Prudential. The Vietnamese leader urged British Telecom to look at cooperating with relevant Vietnamese agencies to carry out projects and programmes for the benefit of all. Ma expressed his admiration for Vietnam 's socio-economic achievements over the last two decades and said he believed after the country's successful entry into the WTO last year, Vietnam is now on the cusp of a very bright future. Ma concluded by saying that British Telecom is eager to work with Vietnam in upgrading the country's information technology infrastructure, and is also prepared to help Vietnamese software businesses export their products. (Source: VNA)