Vietnam treasures the traditional ties with Slovakia and appreciates
Slovakian leaders’ support for stepping up cooperation with Vietnam .

State President Truong Tan Sang made the remarks
at his reception in Hanoi on April 11 for visiting Slovakian Deputy
Minister of Economics Pavol Pavlis.

Sang told the Slovakian
official that there are possibilities for the two sides to expand
cooperation in various fields such as industry, agriculture, education
and training.

He also asked the guest to spend time
making a fact-finding tour to localities in Vietnam in order to
collect useful information for consulting his government on bilateral
cooperation possibilities.

Pavlis, who attended a meeting
of the Vietnam-Slovak Intergovernmental Committee on Economic
Cooperation in Hanoi , gave high estimation to Vietnam ’s human
resources.

He said his country is ready to create conditions for Vietnamese students to come to study and do research.

Pavlis
said the purpose of his visit is to seek ways to help the two sides’
businesses increase their cooperation as well as two-way trade.-VNA