OREANDA-NEWS. On 8 April, on the second day of the official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Alexander Lukashenko attended the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Monument of Fallen Heroes and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.

After that the President of Belarus had a short guided tour of the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

On April 8 Alexander Lukashenko also met with Vietnamese graduates of Belarusian institutions of higher education, representatives of the Vietnam-Belarus friendship society, scientific circles, trade unions, women’s union and other public associations of Vietnam.

The similarity of Belarusian and Vietnamese economic development models is a strong foundation for expanding the economic relationship between the two states, Alexander Lukashenko said. According to him, Belarus and Vietnam have opportunities for boosting their mutual trade and establishing joint manufacturing companies. Belarus and Vietnam have promising cooperation prospects in petrochemical industry, in mechanical engineering, agriculture, science and technology, healthcare and culture.

Alexander Lukashenko said he was happy to note that Belarus and Vietnam either shared or had similar positions on key international issues. “These are, above all, issues relating to the necessity to move towards a multi-polar world order, strengthening of the authority and role of the United Nations Organisation, inadmissibility of external interference with the affairs of sovereign states,” the President of Belarus said.

Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko said, is ready to provide training for Vietnamese citizens.

Belarus attaches great importance to creating the best possible environment for foreign students, to matters pertaining to ensuring their security and helping them become true professionals. “I hope, the possibilities of the Belarusian education system will be made a full use of by Vietnam,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

According to him, the two countries already have a long record of cooperation in education. Belarus began cooperating with Vietnam in this sector in 1962. Over 1,100 university graduates have been trained over these years, 152 candidates of sciences, 3 doctors of sciences. 155 Vietnamese citizens have completed their vocational training in Belarus, 1,816 have diplomas from technical colleges. Many Vietnamese graduates of Belarusian institutions of higher education subsequently went on to become leading party officials, authoritative scientists, successful businessmen.

On April 8 the President of the Republic of Belarus concluded his official visit to Vietnam.