(VOVworld)- On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received South Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received South Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk in Hanoi

Mr. Minh said South Korea was Vietnam’s leading partner in trade and economic cooperation. He urged the two countries to further bilateral cooperation in multiple areas, especially following the signing of Vietnam-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. Ambassador Lee Hyuk said the South Korean government considered Vietnam its top development cooperation parnter and will continue to provide ODA for Vietnam. He urged the two countries to seek ways to increase two-way trade to 70 billion USD in the near future.