The agreement was signed under the framework of the 7 th session of the Vietnam-Myanmar Joint Commission being held in Hanoi from Nov. 21-25.

Signatories were Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu of Vietnam and Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Maung Myint.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister Thu said that the two countries need to speed up visa exemptions for citizens of each country to facilitate the exchange between people and businesses.

She asked Myanmar to have policies to encourage Vietnamese investors in Myanmar ’s industry sectors such as telecommunications, construction, agricultural machinery and fertilizers.

Deputy Minister Thu agreed with the proposal of the Myanmar side to send Vietnamese officials to Myanmar to survey possibilities for cooperation in fishing and said that Vietnam is ready to receive Myanmar officials for training in the field.

Myanmar Deputy FM U Maung Myint expressed his belief that the fine results of the session would be an important basis to boost cooperation in economic trade and investment to match the two sides’ potential./.