(DIP) DEPUTY PM ARINC MEETS SENIOR VIETNAMESE OFFICIAL.ANKARA, Jun 27, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. Bulent Arinc met with the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Ankara on Friday. Speaking at the beginning of his meeting with Khiem, Arinc said that "in 2008, Turkey and Vietnam celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Relations between Turkey and Vietnam continuously develop". "Turkey's bilateral bilateral /bi·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) having two sides, or pertaining to both sides. bi·lat·er·al adj. 1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided. 2. political relations, trade volume and international cooperation with Vietnam are well and I am pleased about this reality," Arinc noted. Arinc pointed out that Vietnam is a temporary member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council and that it will become a term president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organization established by the Bangkok Declaration (1967), linking the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. (ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in ) in 2010 for one year. "Turkey has applied for membership in the ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Agreement. We wish to develop our cooperation with Vietnam in the ASEAN also," Arinc stressed. Khiem, in his part, said that he was pleased to visit Turkey for the first time. We thank for the hospitality displayed by Turkish officials. I hope that my visit to Turkey will boost relations between our two countries, Khiem said. Touching on the achievements of Vietnam, Khiem said that his country had an annual growth rate of 7-8 percent. We have been successful in establishing socio-political stability and increasing the wealth of our citizens, Khiem also said. (SOL-A) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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