Vietnam, Poland to prioritise maritime cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and his Polish counterpart, W. Pawlak agreed that Vietnam and Poland should give priority to projects on shipbuilding, including training personnel in this industry and opening a maritime school in Vietnam .
The two deputy PMs also held that both countries should carry out negotiations discussing detailed conditions regarding the efficient use of Poland ’s credits worth hundreds of millions of USD for Vietnam .
The deputy PMs shared their same views that economic and trade ties between Vietnam and Poland have witnessed a dynamic development over recent years.
This year’s bilateral trade is expected to surpass 500 million USD, fulfilling the target set for 2010 by the two PMs during PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Poland in late 2007.
They also said that more focus should be placed on the sectors of traditional cooperation, such as scientific research, relic restoration, mining and environmental protection.
While in Poland to attend the 14 th United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Poznan between Dec. 9-14, deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan visited the Poznan University , the sole university in Poland offers Vietnamese language training.
The deputy PM also met with nearly 100 representatives of the Vietnamese community in Poland , which numbers nearly 30,000.
Deputy PM Nhan wrapped up his visit to Poland on Dec. 14.
Vna
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