Côte d’Ivoire leader suggests specific activities in transport cooperation with Vietnam
President of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly Adama Bictogo suggested that Vietnam and Côte d’Ivoire should enhance their transport cooperation with specific, substantive activities, at his meeting with Transport Minister Nguyen Van Thang in Hanoi on June 15.
Hanoi (VNA) - President of Côte d’Ivoire’sNational Assembly Adama Bictogo suggested that Vietnam and Côte d’Ivoire shouldenhance their transport cooperation with specific, substantive activities, at hismeeting with Transport Minister Nguyen Van Thang in Hanoi on June 15.
Bictogo, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, said theopening of direct flights will make it easier for traders of the two countries toseek and materialise cooperation opportunities.
He added that the two countries should step upcollaboration in maritime transportation to optimise their potential in thisfield.
The leader said he held talks with National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue and met with President Vo Van Thuong on June 14, duringwhich they agreed to facilitate payment and the expansion of the network ofbanking agents in support of the bilateral trade ties, covering the transportsector.
Currently, Vietnam is a big importer of cashew nuts and yarn of Côte d’Ivoire, he said, stressing that Côte d’Ivoire wants to serve as agateway for Vietnamese electronics and garments-textiles to enter West Africannations.
For his part, Thang hailed the Côte d’Ivoire top legislator’s visit as animportant milestone in promoting cooperation between the two legislatures inparticular and the two countries in general.
The minister noted that Côte d’Ivoire is now Vietnam’s second biggest trade partner inAfrica with two-way trade reaching 1.04 billion USD last year, and lauded efforts by the two sides in accelerating negotiationsfor a bilateral agreement on cooperation in economy and trade.
The agreement will create a foundation for the bilateraleconomic and trade ties, and a premise for the development of shipping routes, andwell as the launch of direct flights between the two countries in the future,he stressed.
Thang said the transport cooperation should be enhancedon par with potential of both countries, thus further facilitating the tradeand investment ties.
The two sides agreed to speed up the negotiations andsigning of a bilateral air transport agreement, towards the opening of directflights in order to facilitate socio-economic development and people-to-peopleexchanges.
At the same time, they will soon hold negotiations on and sign a maritimetransport agreement to strengthen cooperation in this field and reduce maritimetransportation costs.
The two sides also consented to enhance informationsharing, promote the presence and investment of Vietnamese businesses in Côted'Ivoire, and vice versa./.
Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting its friendship and cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire and considers Côte d’Ivoire as one of its important partners in Africa, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.
President Vo Van Thuong on June 14 received President of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly Adama Bictogo, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from June 13-16.
Vietnam always considers Côte d’Ivoire one of its top trade partners in Africa, stated Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien when hosting President of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly Adama Bictogo in Hanoi on June 15.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
