President Triet made the remark while meeting with Wladimir Pomar, Advisor to the Brazil Labour in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29.

President Triet thanked Vietnam’s foreign friends for their support, especially the Brazilian people during Vietnam’s struggle for national independence.

He expressed his hope that relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Labour Party of Brazil would be boosted to help both countries open up a period of comprehensive cooperation in politics, economics, culture, science and technology, education, health care and national defence.

He mentioned the previously signed protocol on cooperation in the production and use of ethanol between the two governments and asked Brazil to assist Vietnam in bio technologies, energy and mining.

Wladimir Pomar stressed that the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, wishes to strengthen ties with Vietnam, focusing on trade and investment. He said that the two Parties working closer together was important to boosting comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

He added that the two countries have a lot of potential to expand links in trade and investment in Vietnam’s infrastructure. He stressed that Brazil welcomes Vietnamese students to study in the country and proposed a programme for exchanging business delegations in the near future.

Also present at the reception was Brazilian Ambassador Joao De Mendoca Lima Neto who talked about the new agenda that Brazil and Vietnam share. Brazil now permits Vietnamese businesses to export seafood to its market and the first meeting of the Vietnam-Brazil Inter-governmental Commission on Cooperation will be held in mid-May.

Vietnam News Agency - April 30, 2009