Bulgaria PM Oresharski ends Vietnam visit
(VOV) - Prime Minister Plamen Vasilev Oresharski on April 9 left Hue city for Sofia, concluding his four-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
At a reception for the Bulgarian PM in Hue, Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, introduced his guest to local socio-economic achievements and its development potential and strength.
Cao expressed hope for stronger cooperation between Thua Thien-Hue and Bulgaria in investment, garment making, energy generation, human resource training and health care.
Oresharski noted both Bulgaria and Vietnam have treasured traditional friendship that can support long-term cooperation between Bulgarian localities and Thua Thien-Hue.
During his April 6-9 stay, Oresharski held talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and met with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in all realms, especially economics, trade, investment, science, education-training, culture, tourism, security and national defence, to realise the new economic cooperation model and look to the strategic partnership in the future.
They underlined the need to support their business communities to meet, explore markets and establish partnerships in the areas of mutual concern, including infrastructure construction, food and pharmaceutical manufacturing, urban development planning, public transport development, environmental protection, and water resource management.
They signed a number of cooperation documents in the areas of agriculture, cultural, and tourism.
PM Oresharski also visited Danang city in central Vietnam and attended a Vietnam-Bulgaria business forum.