The two leaders will discuss bilateral cooperation in labor export, energy, finance and agriculture, and other fields.

During the visit, the two sides will sign documents that will lay the legal foundation for further consolidation of bilateral ties, the government website said.

Measures to increase mutual understanding and cooperation on regional and international forums will also be discussed during the visit, which is a step to cement and deepen the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and UAE.

PM Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktum had visited Vietnam in September 2007.

Vietnam’s main exports to the UAE include cookingstuff, furniture, coffee, tea, spices, tobacco, fruits, electrical equipment and machinery and the country imports oil seeds, plants and plastics.

Reported by Vinh Bao