Vice Minister Zhang Taolin meets Vietnamese Agriculture Minister
DATE:2015-05-25 SOURCE:MOA
Vice Minister Zhang Taolin held a courtesy meeting with Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 20th, 2015.
Zhang reviewed the developments of bilateral agricultural cooperation and spoke highly of the remarkable achievements. Zhang proposed that the two sides should build a bilateral cooperation mechanism and enhance cooperation in demonstration and extension of improved crop varieties, human resource development, prevention and control of animal and plant diseases and pests, agricultural trade, and so on.
Minister Cao Duc Phat fully agreed with Zhang's suggestions and expressed his sincere willingness to make greater progress in bilateral agricultural cooperation with China. After the meeting, Zhang held talks with Vu Van Tam, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam. The two sides signed the Memorandum of Understanding between China and Vietnam on Agricultural Cooperation.
