The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and Vietnam Algeria
Friendship Union (VAFU) celebrated the 60 th national day of
Algeria (November 1,1954-2014) in Hanoi on October 30.
Participants
included the Vice President of VUFO Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, the Algerian
Ambassador to Vietnam Cherif Chikhi, and other senior Vietnamese
officials.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of
Construction and President of VAFU Nguyen Tran Nam highlighted the
development of the traditional friendship between the two countries in a
number of fields.
Bilateral trade reached nearly 284 million USD in 2013, up by 36 percent compared to the year before.
On
his part, Ambassador Cherif Chikhi affirmed the successful economic
cooperation between Vietnam and Algeria, especially on the forthcoming
petroleum manufacturing facility in Algeria’s region of Touggourt.-VNA