VN wants to boost multi-faceted cooperation with Canada: PresidentVietnam wishes to enhance the multi-faceted cooperation with Canada, President Tran Dai Quang told visiting Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion in Hanoi on September 5. They also underlined the need for relevant sides to seriously observe the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and conduct pragmatic negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC). Vietnam, Canada agree to forge trade tiesVietnam and Canada have agreed to focus on stepping up cooperation in economy, trade and investment, and development assistance in the time ahead. The consensus was reached during talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion in Hanoi on September 5. Stephane Dion announced an aid package worth 15 million CAD (roughly 11.6 million USD) to help Vietnam implement a project on climate change response.

Source: VietNamNet News September 06, 2016 03:04 UTC