(VOVworld)- Vietnam and Uruguay will work for the early establishment of a joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation in accordance with the Framework Agreement on Trade and Investment that took effect in April 2016.  

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa (Source: VNA)

The agreement was reached during talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and visiting Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa in Hanoi on Friday. Deputy PM Minh hailed Uruguay’s opening of an embassy in Hanoi and appointment of its ambassador to Vietnam, which he said contributed to developing bilateral ties over the past time. The Uruguayan FM affirmed that Uruguay is pursuing the policy of diversifying ties, and considering Vietnam one of leading partners in Asia-Pacific. Both sides agreed to hasten negotiations to sign agreements on customs, animal and plant quarantine and other specific areas, making it easier for their business communities to access each other’s market and seek partners. They pledged to help each other to export goods to the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and ASEAN, as well as intensify bilateral links across culture, training, tourism and sports through specific projects and programs.