(VOVworld) - Vietnam has always treasured its ties with the Czech Republic and wants to enhance bilateral ties in all fields, ultimately benefiting their peoples, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. At his meeting on Tuesday in Hanoi with President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech, PM Dung suggested both sides expand their partnership in economics, trade, investment, tourism, education-training, science-technology, energy, agriculture, health care, environment, and defense-security.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech at the meeting. (Source: baochinhphu.vn)

Stech said the Czech Republic always regards the Vietnamese community as a part of its people, adding that the big Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has been well integrating into the local society and actively donating to the countries’ friendship. He noted that the Czech Republic attaches importance to collaboration with Vietnam across the board, especially in economics, trade and investment. Stech said the two sides should design and ink several agreements to create a legal framework for their partnership, in particular in research and development.