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Tuesday 4 July 2017

Morocco, Vietnam Eager to Boost Cooperation

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Morocco, Vietnam Eager to Boost Cooperation

Head of government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, held talks here on Monday with Phung Quoc Hien, vice-chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly and member of the central committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party.

This meeting was an opportunity for both sides to highlight the excellence of the secular relations between the two peoples and countries and to discuss the steps that strengthened the bonds of Moroccan-Vietnamese friendship within the framework of the defense of the common values of the two countries, the Head of Government's department said in a statement.

The two sides also highlighted the excellent bilateral cooperation in political and diplomatic fields, and expressed their desire to further strengthen economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of finance, tourism, agriculture, environment, technology and renewable energies.

Discussions also focused on the means to increase trade between the two countries, through the setting up of a business council, trade visits and the exchange of experiences between Moroccan and Vietnamese economic actors.

Phung Quoc Hien is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a parliamentary delegation.

MAP 04 July 2017