On
April 16 (local time), PM Dũng held
talks with President Kirchner at the Presidential Palace in the capital
city of Buenos Aires.
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng holds
talks with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Buenos Aires,
April 16, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Nhật Bắc
Việt
After
briefing each other recent situations, strategies and development targets of
their respective countries, the two leaders discussed orientations and measures
to strengthen the bilateral friendship and all-round cooperative ties.
President
Kirchner expressed her admiration to Việt
She
confirmed that PM Dũng’s visit is of significance, making great contributions
to reinforcing and boosting the fine relations between the two governments and
the two peoples.
PM
Dũng affirmed Việt Nam’s determination in broadening and deepening the
multifaceted cooperation with Argentina, especially in the fields of economics,
trade, investment, energy, oil and gas, science, technology and culture.
Expanding cooperative ties
The two leaders were pleased that the friendly and all-round cooperative relations between the two countries have made considerable progresses, notably the resumption of operations of the Inter-governmental Cooperation Committee in 2009, the annual growth rate of 30-50% in the two-way trade, and the expanded cooperation in such fields as culture, science, technology, education and training. They agreed on orientations and measures to boost the bilateral ties in the coming time in conformity with potential and aspiration of the two countries.
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (L) and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) at the joint communiqué signing ceremony. Buenos Aires, April 16, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Nhật Bắc |
Việt
The
two countries will also encourage and create favorable conditions for
enterprises to establish direct partnership and do business while expanding
cooperation on national defense, security, education and training, and beefing
up relations between their legislative bodies, socio-political organizations,
and localities.
The
leaders agreed to strengthen cultural, art and sports exchanges on the
occasions of the 200th anniversary of
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner preside over a press conference. Buenos Aires, April 16, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Nhật Bắc |
President
Kirchner informed her Government’s recognition of Việt
The
host President proposed the two countries soon finalize an agreement on
After
the talks, PM Dũng and President Kirchner inked the joint communiqué, and
witnessed the signing of many cooperative deals, including a government-level
agreement on energy cooperation, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in
trade and economic negotiations between the two ministries of Foreign Affairs, a
cultural cooperation program, three letters of intention on cooperation in electric
power.