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 Vietnam always considers the
United States as a leading education partner and commits to
creating favourable conditions for US investors in this
area.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
delivered the message while attending a seminar dubbed
“Education initiative with Vietnam” in Houston, Texas, on
June 26 - the last day of his visit to the US.
“Vietnam and the US agreed to
boost education co-operation and establish a task force for
the purpose,” the government leader noted, adding that
several co-operation agreements were signed during his
current four-day trip.
PM Dung expressed his delight at
fruitful developments in bilateral relations in many fields,
particularly in economics, trade and investment.
He went on to say that
encouraging progress has been recorded in educational
co-operation, however, the obtained achievements have yet to
commensurate with potentials and strengths of both sides.
On the occasion, the PM had
direct dialogues with US investors on a wide range of issues
regarding Vietnam’s education, including the quality, models
and training scales.
Also on June 26, he attended a
Vietnam-US business forum which gathered representatives
from close to 300 local businesses.
About his talks with President
George W. Bush two days earlier, the PM stressed that both
sides agreed to make greater efforts to remove difficulties
and obstacles in order to facilitate bilateral trade and
investment ties.
PM Dung also assured the
entrepreneurs of his willingness to hold meetings to
increase mutual understanding and co-operation for mutual
benefits.
Following the forum, Vietnamese
businesses signed a number of contracts with US partners,
including an agreement between the Vietnam National Coal and
Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) and Conoco Philip to
explore and exploit coal in the Red River Delta, and a deal
by the Vietnam Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex) to buy
cotton products from Texas.
In June 26 evening, PM Nguyen
Tan Dung and his entourage left Houston, wrapping up their
official visit to the US. (VNA) |
