(VOVworld) - President Truong Tan Sang and his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein chaired a press briefing on Thursday following their talks in Myanmar ’s capital city of Nay Pyi Taw.

President Truong Tan Sang and Myanmar President U Thein Sein at the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements. Photo: VNA

President Thein Sein expressed his pleasure at welcoming the first Vietnamese state leader to Myanmar ever the past 10 years, adding that the visit opens new cooperation opportunities for both countries. President Thein Sein said: ‘Vietnam and Myanmar are members of ASEAN and have established long-term friendly relations. In particular, the two countries have not faced any obstacles in their relationship, which is a key foundation to boost the bilateral ties. Since 2010, Vietnam and Myanmar have prioritized cooperation in 12 areas including agriculture, industrial crops, aquaculture, finance-banking, aviation, and telecommunications. I strongly believe that we will see more achievements in economic cooperation.’

In reply, President Truong Tan Sang affirmed continued cooperation and mutual support for common benefit and regional peace. He said: ‘Myanmar’s President confirms that in the future we will boost the 12 prioritized trade and investment cooperation areas. In the spirit of friendship, we will assist each other for mutual growth. Diplomatically, we vow to work closely in regional and world forums.’

Afterwards a state banquet in honor of President Sang was hosted by President Thein Sein.
In the afternoon, President Truong Tan Sang participated at the Vietnam Myanmar Business Forum in Yangon and visited the local office of Vietnamese BIDV Bank and received Yangon governor Myint Swe. During talks with speakers of Myanmar Assembly of the Union, the President said that Vietnam is willing to share with Myanmar its experience in law making to facilitate economic development. He agreed with speakers of the House of Nationalities and the House of Representatives that both countries should promote parliamentary cooperation and the supervision of bilateral agreements implementation between the two governments. In the meeting with Myanmar business representatives at the Vietnam Myanmar Business Forum, President Sang pledged favorable conditions for Myanmar’s investors to do business in Vietnam and explore business opportunities in areas of mutual potential. He welcomed the memorandum of understanding for bilateral cooperation between Yangon and Ho Chi Minh City.