(VOVworld) - Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Ricardo Patino Aroca has said Ecuador wants to broaden cooperation with Vietnam in trade, politics, culture, and social issues.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung talks with Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Ricardo Patino Aroca. (Photo: VGP)

Aroca met with reporters on Monday during his trip to Vietnam to be briefed in past and future bilateral cooperation. He urged both sides to seek ways to penetrate to each other’s market, suggesting that Vietnam and Ecuador soon outline their cooperation plans. According to the visiting Ecuadorian leader, Vietnam and Ecuador have signed significant trade deals to tap each country’s potentials and will frequently exchange experiences for mutual development.