PM Nguyen Tan Dung receives Republic of Korea’s Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Jae Wan, Ha Noi, January 11, 2013 – Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The PM applauded developments in the Viet Nam-RoK strategic partnership in the recent times and assured that the RoK is one of Viet Nam’s top investors and trade partners.

He hoped that the two nations’ ministries and agencies will strengthen cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, education-training, science-technology and culture, and raise bilateral two-way trade turnover further in the future.

The PM suggested the two sides exchange visits of delegations at all levels, push up the negotiation on their Free Trade Agreement and coordinate in working out measures to increase labor cooperation.

The RoK Minister highly spoke of Viet Nam’s socio-economic development gains and asserted that the RoK will do its utmost to strengthen the two nations’ cooperation effectively and deeply.

Besides cooperation in economics, trade and investment, the RoK wishes to work with Viet Nam in the manufacturing industry and deal with issues relating to labor export.

By Thuy Dung