Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Slovakian counterpart Miroslav Lajcak agreed to promote bilateral trade ties by expanding investment in infrastructure, railways, renewable energy, environmental technology and food processing.
The agreement was reached during Miroslav’s visit to Vietnam on November 4-6.
They also agreed to continue the Vietnam-Slovakia Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic Cooperation.
They discussed ways to enhance bilateral affiliation in politics-diplomacy, defense-security, economics-trade, culture, education-training, and development.
Following the talks, the two officials witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in environmental protection and water resource management between the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Slovakian Ministry of Water Environment.-
