HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam always hopes for more effective and practical cooperation with the World Bank (WB), especially in infrastructure construction and human resource training, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

    Dung made the remarks here on Wednesday while meeting with WB Country Director Ajay Chhiber to mark the end of his term of office in the Southeast Asian country, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Thursday.

    Dung said he hoped WB would continue giving preferential loans to Vietnam for development, as well as consultancy on macroeconomic policy. He proposed the two sides coordinate to organize a donors' meeting in June and carry out assistance programs for the 2009-2010 fiscal year and infrastructure investment projects.

    For his part, Ajay Chhiber said he would continue to help Vietnam and make preparations for the donors' meeting, and support Vietnam in infrastructure investment and policy consultancy, adding that the adjustment of the growth rate by the Vietnamese government was necessary in the context of the world economy.