Vietnam and Mexico
still have a lot of opportunities for cooperation in many areas, especially in
climate change, scientific and technological development.

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This was stated by Vietnam’s Deputy
Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Van Lang, at a February 22 meeting
with Senator Alberto Anaya Gutierrez, and Secretary General of the Mexican
Labour Party (PT) in Mexico City.

Lang, who is also Head of the Management Board of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, led a
delegation from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) to Mexico from
February 20-22.

During the meeting, Senator Anaya
briefed his guest on the development of National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM), the largest in Latin America, and the scientific-technological sector.
He pointed out cooperative potential between the MoST and UNAM as well as
between institutes from both countries.

He also confirmed the PT’s support
for Vietnam’s scientific and technological development.

In term of agriculture, the senator said that this could be a new area of
cooperation as Mexico is experienced in growing avocado trees.

Both Lang and Anaya confirmed the fine relationship between the two countries
and spoke highly of prospects for bilateral cooperation in the future,
particularly in agriculture and the scientific research and application of
technologies that serve economic development.

Earlier, the Vietnamese delegation
made a fact-finding tour of the Milpa Alta area which is famous for growing
cactus. They also met with the staff of the National Institute for Forestry,
Agriculture and Animal Production under the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food and visited the UNAM’s Institute
of Geophysics.

After these meetings, both expressed their delight at certain similarities
Vietnam and Mexico can share and cooperate in areas such as agriculture,
forestry and animal husbandry.

They agreed to continue exchanging
delegations as well as their experiences and information on manufacturing and
exploiting the use of satellites and telescopes to strengthen bilateral
cooperation and boost economic development for mutual benefit of the people of
both countries.

On February 23, the delegation left Mexico for Cuba.

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