OREANDA-NEWS. April 4, 2008. Belarus intends to increase trade with Vietnam, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview to Vietnamese media.

According to the head of state, the level of the present trade relations does not correspond to the potential that the two countries possess. This is why the increase in the bilateral trade is the most important goal of the visit of the President of Belarus to Vietnam. “Despite highly successful political relations and the relations between the nations, we do not have an adequate base which bilateral trade could provide. We have to boost it and we should start doing it immediately.”

Alexander Lukashenko expressed his intention to invite Vietnamese businessmen to Belarus to set up their enterprises here and to trade with other countries through Belarus. Belarus is ready to offer Vietnamese businessmen the best conditions to carry out their businesses, the head of state noted.