Updated March, 16 2010 09:49:52

Deputy PM meets with Qatari trade minister

HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem received Qatar 's Acting Minister of Business and Trade Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah in Ha Noi yesterday.

Khiem expressed his pleasure with the recent fine developments in the bilateral ties, especially after Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to Qatar in March 2009.

He said he hoped to see the two sides co-ordinate closely in speeding up the progress of several co-operative projects and programmes, including a showroom of Vietnamese goods in Qatar, agricultural projects and a joint investment fund between the two countries.

The Qatar official engaged in an exchange with Khiem on measures to boost the implementation of projects and expressed his wish to co-operate more with Viet Nam in areas such as real estate and charitable work. — VNS

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