Angola, Vietnam cooperate in social affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received General Kundi Paihama, the Angolan Minister of Former Combatants and Veterans of War, in Hanoi on September 13.
Nhan expressed his pleasure at the fine cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Angolan Ministry in recent times.
He noted Angola has positively coordinated with Vietnam to receive labourers and experts to the country for work, with nearly 40,000 Vietnamese citizens currently living in the country.
He suggested Angola speed up the signing of a framework agreement on labour, vocational training and social welfare with Vietnam.
The Angolan Minister briefed the host on the outcomes of his talks with MoLISA leaders. He said the two ministries agreed to enhance future cooperation in exchanging information and sharing experience in the implementation of policies on war veterans and in the work of identifying the remains of martyrs.
The two sides also reached a consensus on the recommendation of the establishment of a working team on social affairs of the Vietnam-Angola Joint Committee, thus strengthening cooperation in labour and social affairs between corresponding agencies of both sides.