HANOI, April 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Vietnam will use its Cam Ranh
seaport to serve the country's national development, a Vietnamese
spokeswoman announced here Thursday.
   Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh made
the announcement while answering a question about Cam Ranh naval
seaport at a regular press conference here Thursday.
   According to a bilateral agreement, the Vietnamese spokeswoman
said, Vietnam and Russia will complete the legal procedure to
terminate before the expiration date the agreement on Cam Ranh
port signed in 1979 and the handover of the port before the July 1,
2002.
   "Cam Ranh is the port of many potentials and superiorities.
Currently there are many different plans to develop it", Thanh
noted, adding that Vietnam will choose an appropriate plan to most
efficiently exploit its potentias and superiorities to serve the
national development of the country.
   "On the other hand, we are interested in proposals from those
countries that want to contribute to Vietnam's economic
development", she added.
   Vietnam and the former Soviet Unions signed an agreement on
leasing Cam Ranh seaport of Vietnam for 25 years in 1979.  Enditem