Vietnam keen to boost trade with Tunisia

09:33' 28/06/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is eager to develop ties with Tunisia, particularly in the areas of trade and investment, President Nguyen Minh Triet said on June 27. During his meeting with Tunisian Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, President Triet said that talks went well between high-ranking officials of the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs. He also praised agreements recently signed by the two governments. The State leader also thanked the Government of Tunisia for its support for Vietnam’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2008-2009 term. Minister Abdallah said Tunisia has highlighted trade, investment, agriculture and tourism as areas that his country would like to explore more closely with Vietnam. Later in the day, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong received the Tunisian statesman and relayed a firm desire by his legislatures to ramp up exchanges of visits by the two countries legislature delegations to help promote Vietnam-Tunisia ties. Minister Abdallah said he believed that closer cooperation between the two legislative bodies would also boost economic, cultural and technological cooperation. (Source: Viet Nam Net)