HANOI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese and Mozambican prime ministers agreed here on Tuesday to maintain delegation exchanges at all levels, and support each other at international forums, while boosting their investment and trade relations.
During talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Mozambique's Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario called upon Vietnamese businesses to engage more in trade, oil and gas, marine transport, and processing farm produce and seafood, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Pertaining to trade, investment and development cooperation, the two leaders expressed their pleasure at the effective operation of Movitel, a joint venture between Vietnam's military-run telecom group Viettel and Mozambique's investment company SPI, as well as Vietnam's food crop development research cooperation project in Mozambique.
Mozambique is expected to become a leading partner of Vietnam in southern Sahara, Africa, while Vietnam will serve as a bridge to connect Mozambique with Southeast Asia.
After the talks, the leaders witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to protect and preserve wild flora and fauna and the initialling of an agreement on aviation transport services.
