(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Truong Manh Son had a working session with leaders of the Czech Confederation of Industry and Transport (SP) in Prague on Tuesday.

Ambassador Truong Manh Son (R) presents a book on Vietnam's investment policy to President of the Czech Confederation of Industry and Transport Jaroslav Hanak (Photo: VNA)

They discussed mechanisms for exchanging information and business delegations, looked into the causes of and sought measures to tackle problems in economic, trade, and tourism cooperation.

They agreed to advise relevant agencies about solutions regarding the launch of a direct air route linking Hanoi and Prague, procedures for granting visas to Vietnamese entrepreneurs and tourists, and issues facing Czech companies in Vietnam. Ambassador Son also introduced the SP to projects the Vietnamese Government is calling for investment and the Confederation may be interested.

Son added 2016 was defined as the year of economic diplomacy and Vietnam – Czech cooperation, which  will be improved in 2017.