Hanoi and Minsk ink cooperation document
VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi (Vietnam) and the capital of Minsk (Belarus) signed a cooperation programme to effectively implement the 2004 agreement on friendship and cooperation between the two cities for 2024-2026.
The document was signed after a meeting on December 7 between Hanoi leader Tran Sy Thanh and Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko who is in Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam.
Under the signed document, the two cities will continue to facilitate bilateral economic and trade development, carry out trade promotion forums, and regularly exchange information about the investment environment and promising investment projects of each side.
They will also cooperate in promoting bilateral tourist exchanges, and support the establishment and development of professional training institutions at all education levels.
During their meeting, both host and guest agreed that cooperation between Hanoi and Minsk is considered a bright spot in Vietnam – Belarus relations.
Prime Minister Golovchenko proposed that the two cities increase visit exchanges; concretise their cooperation agreement by outlining specific areas of cooperation; enhance education-cultural exchanges, including organizing the Hanoi Culture Day in Minsk and vice versa; and organize economic-trade forums in each side.
The PM also proposed that the two sides further promote cooperation in areas of their strength.
Belarus wants to build waste treatment and recycling plants, and expand exports of agricultural and dairy products to the Vietnamese market, he said.
Hanoi Mayor Tran Sy Thanh for his part welcomed the Belarus PM’s proposals and said Hanoi would outline annual plans to concretise the cooperation agreement with Minsk. He also assured his guest that Hanoi would soon send a delegation to Belarus to share experience and learn about its education experience.
He especially appreciated his guest’s proposal regarding cooperation in the fields of public transportation, waste treatment and recycling, saying these are Hanoi’s prioritized areas. He proposed that Belarus join the bus and car supply chain with partners in Vietnam. he also affirmed that Hanoi is ready to receive high quality products from Belarus.
Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko arrived in Hanoi on December 6 for a four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
