Joint statement on bolstering Belarus-Vietnam cooperation signed

        Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong passed a joint statement on bolstering and advancing friendship relations and comprehensive Belarusian-Vietnamese cooperation after negotiations, BelTA reports. The statement reads that the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam welcomes Belarus’ accomplishments in social and economic development and political stability. The sides agreed to step up the positive political dialogue at all levels in matters of bilateral relations, regional and international problems. The sides agreed to step up the exchange of delegations, continue the improvement of the legal base of the bilateral cooperation. Belarus and Vietnam confirmed the huge potential for developing bilateral ties and agreed to enable favorable conditions for the advancement of relations in trade, economic, and investment spheres, in such fields as mechanical engineering, agriculture, petrochemistry, light industry, information technologies, electronics, and the extraction of mineral resources.