Visiting Tanzanian Prime Minister Edward Lowassa said his country would like to boost the traditional friendly ties and multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in economy and commerce.

During talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday, the Tanzanian prime minister called on Vietnamese businesses to invest and establish joint ventures in Tanzania in tourism, and production and processing of farm products, garments, textile and natural gas.

For his part, Dung highlighted Lowassa's visit as an affirmation of the fine ties between Vietnam and Tanzania, serving as a motivation in further boosting the traditional ties and growing multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.

The two prime ministers exchanged ideas on measures to diversify cooperation aspects and forms, especially the tripartite cooperation between Vietnam, Tanzania and a sponsor who is a developed country or an international organization.

They also agreed to facilitate exchanges of visits and information at ministerial, sectoral and enterprise levels so as to reach concrete agreements of cooperation, especially in tourism, and production of farm products, textiles and garments.

Dung suggested the Tanzanian government consider the establishment of a representative office in Vietnam as soon as possible to boost the exchange of information about bilateral cooperation to a regular basis and in an effective way. Lowassa said Tanzania would open it immediately when financial conditions permit.

Also on Tuesday, Lowassa met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nong Duc Manh and Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong. The two sides briefed each other over their countries' socio-economic situations and touched upon measures to enhance the bilateral relations.

Lowassa arrived here on Tuesday for a five-day official visit to Vietnam.

Source: Xinhua