Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomes and creates favourable conditionsfor Moroccan businesses to invest in the country and expand cooperation withlocal counterparts, President Tran Dai Quang has said.

Receiving Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki inHanoi on December 18, the State leader said there remains much room forVietnam-Morocco collaboration and the leaders and people of both countries needto work together to further develop the bilateral ties.

The two sides should maintain the exchange of delegations at all levels andpeople-to-people contact, he said, expressing his wish that they will enhancecooperation to raise two-way trade.

He asked Morocco to facilitate Vietnamese businesses’ access to its market andhelp them seek effective investment cooperation opportunities.

“Vietnam and Morocco need to promote connectivity between their businesscommunities, especially in potential areas such as trade, tourism, finance andrenewable energy,” he noted.

It is necessary to boost tri-party collaboration in Africa in the fields ofboth countries’ strength like agriculture, fisheries and informationtechnology, he added.

Echoing President Quang’s view, the Moroccan guest said his country is seekingto develop relations with Vietnam, particularly in renewable energy,information technology, and agricultural product processing.

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Morocco will do its utmost to further cooperation with Vietnam, he affirmed.

In regional and international spheres, the Vietnamese leader asserted thatVietnam is ready to act as a bridge for the EU and ASEAN – two regionalorganisations with increasing role and prestige in the global arena - toenhance relations and share experience.

He thanked Morocco for strongly supporting Vietnam at internationalorganisations and multilateral forums, and especially its bid to become anon-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure.

President Quang spoke highly of the role of Morocco at regional and globalforums and congratulated the African country on its election as Vice President ofthe 72nd UN General Assembly, describing it as the internationalcommunity’s recognition of Morocco’s contributions to the world’s largest bodyin the issues of peacekeeping, climate change adaptation and terrorismfighting.

Speaker Habib El Malki also thanked Vietnam for backing his country’sengagement in ASEAN through the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Vietnam is considered a gateway for Morocco to enter the Southeast Asianregion, he said, adding that his country is willing to bridge Vietnam and North Africa.

He also conveyed Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s saying that he treasuresdeveloping ties with Vietnam in all fields.-VNA