OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2011. Ukraine implements the course of substantial enhancement of economic relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said this during his meeting with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung.

"Ukraine is actively implements the course of substantial enhancement of economic relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This region is one of the world's centres of development" - Mykola Azarov emphasized. But he stressed that Vietnam holds a special place among economic partners of Ukraine in Southeast Asia.

The PM expressed hope that today's meeting allow not only discuss issues of bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and Vietnam, but it will be outlined new prospects for expanding cooperation between our countries.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine noted that during meeting will be discuss the state of implementation of agreements reached during the state visit of President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in March of this year. "We to rate highly agreements reached during the visit, the results are being actively implemented", - Mykola Azarov said, adding that after the visit of President of Ukraine to Vietnam bilateral cooperation intensified significantly.

Mykola Azarov stressed that the Ukrainian technological, industrial and scientific base and extensive experience in various fields can revitalize bilateral cooperation: "Our technological, industrial, scientific base and extensive experience in various technology fields can subsequently be used in the framework of bilateral cooperation".