| Aziz Idris |
VIETNAMESE President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Hien yesterday left the Sultanate following a three-day state visit, as they made their way to their next destination – Singapore.
The president was met at the airport by Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, the Minister of Education and spouse together with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei Darussalam and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
Prior to the departure, the president attended a breakfast meeting with the Brunei business community at The Empire Hotel & Country Club followed by witnessing of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Economic and Trade Cooperation and on Cultural Cooperation.
The president also took time off from his busy schedule to visit the Royal Regalia Building in the capital.
Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Hien and Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, the Minister of Education and spouse with high-ranking officials prior to the departure. – AZIZ IDRIS
Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam established diplomatic ties on February 29, 1992 and since then, both countries have seen regular exchange visits and high-ranking meetings.
Bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation between both countries has made big strides with two-way trade jumping from $24.2 million in 2010 to $73.7 million in 2015. The figure has already hit $17 million as of June 2016.
Vietnam mainly exports seafood and rice to Brunei while importing chemicals from the country.
As of June 2016, Brunei has run 205 projects valued at more than $2.18 billion in Vietnam, ranking 18th out of 116 countries and territories investing in the country and fourth among other Asean investors, behind Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
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