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08-31-2007, 02:30 PM
At the invitation of the Vietnamese government, Dominican Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso is paying a visit to Vietnam from 28 August to 2 September. This is the first time a Dominican foreign minister has visited Vietnam since diplomatic relations were established in July 2005. The visit aims to enhance the relationship of friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the DR. Morales is also traveling to lobby for votes for the DR's candidacy as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2008-09 term.
After a first day of meetings in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem and DR Foreign Minister Morales emerged from talks with a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of reference mechanisms between the foreign ministries of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the DR.
According to a Vietnam News Service release, "Vietnam wants to further develop ties with the Dominican Republic and the Latin American region as a whole, focusing on economics-trade, investment, agriculture and tourism," he said.
Morales Troncoso expressed his admiration for Vietnam's past struggle for independence and national reunification as well as its present economic development.
Morales Troncoso also emphasized Vietnam's role and position in his country's external policy towards Asia.
They pointed out the need to speed up negotiations for early signing of treaties and agreements to establish legal foundations for bilateral cooperation as well as encouraging businesses to set up direct partnerships and act as entrance gates for goods in the two regions. The foreign ministers also exchanged views on working together within international organizations and multi-lateral forums, including the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation.
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After a first day of meetings in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem and DR Foreign Minister Morales emerged from talks with a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of reference mechanisms between the foreign ministries of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the DR.
According to a Vietnam News Service release, "Vietnam wants to further develop ties with the Dominican Republic and the Latin American region as a whole, focusing on economics-trade, investment, agriculture and tourism," he said.
Morales Troncoso expressed his admiration for Vietnam's past struggle for independence and national reunification as well as its present economic development.
Morales Troncoso also emphasized Vietnam's role and position in his country's external policy towards Asia.
They pointed out the need to speed up negotiations for early signing of treaties and agreements to establish legal foundations for bilateral cooperation as well as encouraging businesses to set up direct partnerships and act as entrance gates for goods in the two regions. The foreign ministers also exchanged views on working together within international organizations and multi-lateral forums, including the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)