Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung heads for the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and Ukraine on
Sept. 27 on official visits aimed at further strengthening friendly relations
and multi-faceted cooperation between Vietnam and these countries.
Dung embarks on his trip at the invitation of
Dutch PM Mark Rutte, Uzbekistan PM Shavkat Mirzieev and Ukrainian PM Mykola
Azarov.
*Vietnam, Netherlands: implementing
strategic partnership in coping with climate change
Vietnam and the Netherlands established
diplomatic relations in April, 1973 and bilateral ties have seen strong
developments since the 1990s. Two-way trade has been increasing at an annual
average of 15 percent, reaching 1.96 billion USD in 2010 and 900 million USD in
the first half of this year, with Vietnam enjoying a trade surplus. The
Netherlands is currently Vietnam’s fourth largest export market in Europe,
after Germany, the UK and France, buying mainly footwear, garments, cashew
nuts, pepper, coffee, seafood, vegetables and wood products. It exports to
Vietnam milk, medicine, steel, plastics and chemicals.
The Netherlands also emerged as the biggest
European investor in Vietnam in 2010 with 153 valid investment projects
capitalised at 5.6 billion USD, ranking 11 th among 92 countries and
territories investing in the Southeast Asian country. Prominent among Dutch
projects in Vietnam are the 2.1 billion USD Mong Duong power plant, the 410
million USD Phu My 3 power plant and the 180 million USD Pepsico Vietnam. Vietnam
has one investment project in the Netherlands worth 5.6 million USD in goods
distribution.
The Netherlands has provided non-refundable
aid to Vietnam immediately after the establishment of diplomatic relations,
focusing on humanitarian activities, education-training and health care, and
later expanding to preservation of forestry, the ecology and the environment.
The Netherlands pays special attention to cooperation with Vietnam in the fields
of coping with climate change and managing water resources.
During PM Dung’s up-coming visit, the two
sides expect to discuss measures to increase bilateral cooperation in priority
areas and promote the implementation of their strategic partnership in coping
with climate change and water resource management. They also plan to sign
several documents in environment, agriculture-animal husbandry and oil and gas.
Vietnam,
Uzbekistan: promoting cooperation in spearhead industries
Vietnam recognised Uzbekistan’s independence
in 1991 and the two countries set up diplomatic relations in January, 1992. The
Vietnam-Uzbekistan Joint Governmental Committee on Economic, Trade, Scientific
and Technical Cooperation was established in 1996. However, bilateral economic
cooperation remains modest compared to potential and both sides’ aspiration.
Two-way trade stood at 18.6 million USD in 2010 and 15.5 million USD in the
first half of 2011, with Vietnam posting an import surplus.
PM Dung will discuss with the Uzbekistan side
measures to boost the friendly ties and economic, commercial and investment
cooperation, in particular in spearhead industries of oil and gas and
agriculture.
Vietnam,
Ukraine: creating new driving force for comprehensive cooperation and partnership
Vietnam and Ukraine established diplomatic
ties in January, 1992 and have signed more than 20 agreements on cooperation in
trade, maritime shipping, aviation and culture-education.
Bilateral trade stood at 256 million USD in
2010 but dropped to 95 million USD in the first six months of 2011, a
year-on-year decrease of 30 percent.
Energy is an important aspect in bilateral
cooperation with several major power projects such as the Hoa Binh, Thac Mo,
Yaly hydro-power plants and the 500kV transmission line. Ukraine currently has
four investment projects in Vietnam worth a total 24 million USD, focusing on
ship building and railway. Vietnamese businesses have invested 27 million USD
in four projects in Ukraine, involving instant noodle production, packaging and
restaurants.
PM Dung’s visit is expected to create a new
driving force for the implementation of the agreement on developing
comprehensive cooperation and partnership between the two countries, and look
into specific measures to promote economic ties and cooperation in
education-training.
VNA
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