MINSK, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has set a goal for the next year or two to increase trade with Vietnam to 500 million U.S. dollars.
While talking with visiting Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang on Tuesday, the Belarusian leader stressed a positive momentum in economic cooperation.
Lukashenko said that Vietnamese companies could take a more active part in implementing projects in agriculture, industry, and tourism in Belarus.
"We consider Vietnam as one of the key partners in Southeast Asia, which confirms the long-term cooperation, mutual understanding and friendship of the two peoples," said Lukashenko.
For his part, Tran Dai Quang noted that Belarus and Vietnam have a good basis for strengthening and expanding cooperation.
After the official negotiations, the presidents of Belarus and Vietnam signed an agreement on the comprehensive and in-depth development of the partnership between the two countries.
