Vietnam-Venezuela friendship highlighted at Independence Day celebration
The Vietnam-Venezuela friendship has grown steadily over the past 20 years, said Professor Vu Van Hien at a function to mark the 200th anniversary of Venezuela’s Independence Day.
The anniversary celebration was jointly held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-Venezuela Friendship Association (VVFA).
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Professor Hien, who is president of VVFA, said the cooperation between the two countries has climbed to a new peak since Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1999.
Many cooperation agreements have been signed, trade turnover reached US$45.6 million in 2008, double the figure for 2007, and US$36 million in the first 10 months of 2009. Many projects have been implemented in both countries. An inter-governmental committee is working on a mechanism that will facilitate cooperation, especially in finance, trade, science and technology.
In response, Venezuelan Ambassador to Vietnam Rondon Uzcategui expressed his thanks for the celebration and agreed that it reflected a deep mutual respect between the two countries.