PM Dung meets Ukrainian leaders

Visiting PM Nguyen Tan Dung made the affirmation while meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev on October 5.

President Yanukovych welcomes PM Dung in Kiev

Mr Dung told his host that during the visit the two sides will discuss the implementation of agreements between the two countries, especially those signed during the Ukrainian President’s visit to Vietnam in March 2011.

The two sides will seek ways to improve bilateral cooperation, particularly in economics, trade and investment, and enhance the operational efficiency of the Vietnam-Ukraine Intergovernmental Committee for Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.

They will also discuss measures to finalise a legal framework for cooperation in areas of their strengths and facilitate the exchange of goods between the two countries, he added.

PM Dung stressed that Vietnam is ready to create conditions for Ukrainian businesses to invest in Vietnam in such fields as shipbuilding, craft manufacturing, energy and agriculture.

He expressed his wish that the two sides will continue expanding cooperation in designing and building power projects, besides upgrading existing power plants built with assistance from the Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.

The PM suggested President Viktor Yanukovych continue creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses and the Vietnamese community to live in the Ukraine as well as stepping up cooperation in education and training, culture, science and technology.

For his part, the Ukrainian President said the visit will create a new momentum for fostering the traditional friendship between the two countries by outlining new cooperative programmes, especially in economics, trade and investment.

Emphasising the great potential for bilateral cooperation, the President affirmed that the Ukraine is willing to cooperate and support Vietnam in areas of the country’s strengths such as oil and gas, mineral processing, science and technology, space science, power generator manufacturing, security and defence.

He also expressed his wish to receive Vietnam’s support for the Ukraine at international and regional forums.
President Yanukovych affirmed that the Ukrainian State and Government always create the most favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in his country, to match the fine relations between the two countries.

Meeting with the Ukrainian Parliament Chairman, Vladimir Litvin, PM Dung expressed his pleasure at the ongoing development of cooperation between the two legislative bodies, especially after the Vietnam visit by the Ukrainian Chairman in December 2010.

PM Dung also expressed hope that the Ukrainian parliament will actively boost bilateral cooperation by giving necessary legal assistance to enable agreements reached between the two countries’ leaders to be implemented soon, as well as supervising the implementation of agreements signed between the two governments and boosting cooperation between their localities.

Chairman Litvin proposed that the two parliaments continue exchanging delegations and experience in lawmaking and supervision and coordinating with each other at international forums.

He affirmed the Ukrainian parliament’s support for implementing agreements reached between the two countries’ leaders.

The same day, PM Dung laid a wreath at the Unknown Soldiers Monument and met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister K. Grishenko and General Director of the Ukrainian Energy Agency Romanhenco Igor.