PM to pay official visits to Romania, Czech Republic
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc and his spouse will pay official visits to Romania from April 一 四- 一 六 and the Czech Republic from April 一 六- 一 八, according to an announcement from the Foreign Ministry.
The visits will be made at the respective invitations of Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis, according to the document.
Việt Nam and Romania officially set up diplomatic relations in February 一 九 五0. The two countries have enjoyed growing friendship and co-operation. Both sides have worked together towards a trade revenue target of US$ 五00 million in the near future, from just $ 二00 million at present.
Meanwhile, friendship and cooperation between Viet Nam and the Czech Republic have developed over the past 六 七 years.
According to the Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Hồ Minh Tuấn, two-way trade has recently increased by about 一 五 per cent per year. Import-export turnover between the two nations was reported at some $ 一. 二 billion in 二0 一 八, doubling the amount recorded in the previous year. — VNS