(VOVworld) - Vietnam and Myanmar need to work on the establishment of a State committee on economic cooperation and the signing of a double-taxation avoidance agreement to boost trade, said President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan on Tuesday.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan met with representatives of Vietnamese businesses and Myanmar managerial agencies in Yangon (Photo: VGP/Tuan Anh)

At a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese businesses and Myanmar managerial agencies in Yangon during his friendship visit to Myanmar, the VFF President shared Vietnam’s experience in foreign investment management to help local authorities remove business bottlenecks. As part of his visit to Myanmar, Nhan met with the Chief Minister of the Yangon Region to introduce cooperation opportunities. He also pointed out some obstacles faced by Vietnamese firms who want to invest here and asked the Chief Minister to help resolve these matters. Earlier, Mr. Nhan visited a commercial complex invested by the Hoang Anh Gia Lai group in Myanmar, a symbol of cooperation between Vietnam and Myanmar.