Iran, Vietnam agree to boost mutual ties
By Gunay Hasanova
The removal of international sanctions, which were earlier imposed on Iran due to its nuclear program, serves as a ground for the country to broaden its cooperation with Asian countries in various spheres.
Iran and Vietnam have today signed agreement on the abolition of visas during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Vietnam to attend a session of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Hanoi.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.
Moreover, the parties signed a document on cooperation in the field of ICT. Rouhani and Dai Quang also agreed to raise the value of transactions between the two capitals to more than $2 billion.
An agreement between the central banks of Iran and Vietnam will be reached in the nearest future as well.
Earlier, President Rouhani stressed that Iran is seeking to expand its relations with Vietnam in all areas, export of technical and engineering services in particular.
Addressing a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting, Rouhani expressed hope that his three-day visit to Vietnam will be a turning point for Tehran-Hanoi relations.
He added that there is a very good opportunity available in the field of energy for export of oil, LNG and petrochemicals from Iran to Vietnam and Vietnamese companies are ready to invest in the Iranian oil and gas projects.
Rouhani arrived in Hanoi on October 5, leading a high ranking political and economic delegation on the first leg of his regional tour to South-East Asian countries which will later take him to Malaysia and Thailand respectively.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Industries, Mine and trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh and the Iranian Central Bank head, Valiollah Seif are accompanying Rouhani.
---
Gunay Hasanova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @gunhasanova
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz