Vietnam, Oman enjoy sound relations across multiple fields
VOV.VN - The relationship and economic cooperation between Vietnam - Oman in recent years has witnessed a strong positive growth, especially in bilateral trade turnover.
The two countries are in the process of negotiating to finalize other agreements to further promote bilateral relations.
Saleh Mohamed Ahmed al Suqri, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman in Vietnam, said that the bilateral relations has witnesses massive progress in many fields since the establishment in 1992, thanks to efforts of the two Governments.
Vietnam and the Sultanate of Oman have a tradition of long-lasting, friendly cooperative relations and potential strategic partner. The two countries constantly support each other to maintain their leadership roles in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, as well as in the international area.
His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq reaffirmed the permanent stands of the Sultanate’s foreign policy, saying that the Sultanate advocates peaceful co-existence among nations, good neighborliness and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. His Majesty the Sultan also stressed that he would follow the approaches of the late Sultan Qaboos Bin Said bin Taimour.
The two countries continue to maintain comprehensive development in various fields such as diplomacy, investment, trade, tourism, etc... through the annual meetings of the Vietnam - Oman Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee. In March 2018 meeting, Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Tran Tuan Anh and Minister of Trade and Industry of Oman Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy signed the 3rd Meeting Resolution of the Joint-Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the two countries.
After each session, many trade and investment projects have been initiated, the total of bilateral import and export turnover has increased sharply, brought about great economic achievements for the two countries.
Proving for that, the bilateral trade has seen strong growth recently, to US$117 million in 2017 and US$127 million in 2018 and US$200 million in 2019.
The achievements from both sides, hailed the promising future of Vietnam-Oman relations in many areas, such as trade, investment, cultural cooperation, education-training, tourism, agriculture, oil and gas, among others.
