Party leader to start DPRK visit on Oct. 16

15/10/2007 -- 10:02 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh will pay an official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from October 16-18. The visit is made at the invitation of Kim Jong Il, Secretary General of the Workers’ Party of the DPRK. The visit takes place in the context that important progress has been made in the peace process on the Korean Peninsula after the recent six-party talks, and that satisfactory results have been achieved at the second inter-Korean summit. The visit to the DPRK by General Secretary Manh is aimed at fostering the traditional friendship and economic ties between the two countries. It is also expected to help increase Viet Nam’s role, position and prestige in the international arena and demonstrate the country’s involvement in resolving international issues and promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula. Viet Nam and the DPRK established diplomatic ties in January 31, 1950. The two parties, states and peoples have lent helping hands to each other during the struggles for national liberation and the process of national construction and defence. High-level officials of the two sides have exchanged visits, including the visits to the DPRK by late President Ho Chi Minh, late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and former President Tran Duc Luong. The DPRK’s late President Kim Il Sung visited Viet Nam twice and PM Kim Yong Il is scheduled to pay an official visit to Viet Nam by the end of this month. Viet Nam and the DPRK have signed a number of important treaties and agreements, including an agreement on culture cooperation in November 1957, an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation in October 1958, a treaty on friendship and cooperation in 1961, an agreement on trade and maritime in December 1962 and an agreement on medical assistance in December 1966. In addition, the two sides have reached agreements on visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and official passports; on civil aviation transportation cooperation; shipping; trade; judicial assistance; investment promotion and protection; and double taxation avoidance. An Inter-governmental Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Viet Nam and the DPRK has also been established.-Enditem
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