Vietnam will promote rice trade cooperation with Timor-Leste

On the afternoon of September 5, on the occasion of attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. The two prime ministers emphasized that they will soon complete negotiations and sign the bilateral Investment Protection Agreement; ratify the Trade Agreement between the two countries; Effectively exploit the fields of trade - investment, tourism, culture, education and people-to-people exchange. The two countries at the same time focused on exploiting new areas of cooperation, suitable to the development needs of Timor-Leste and the potential and strengths of Vietnam such as agriculture, forestry and fishery, digital transformation, green transformation, etc. . In which, leaders of the Government of Vietnam affirmed their willingness to support and promote rice trade cooperation with Timor-Leste; The two sides should soon exchange and sign the Rice Trade Agreement between the two Governments in order to create a ...