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Major Facts
Statistics: Trade: 108.2 million USD (2008) Investment: 23.4 million (Sept 2008) 16th exporting partner Communiqués:
Policy reports:

Latest News:
21 Oct 2009 - Vietnamese president told Shwe Mann he hoped Myanmar would successfully organise the 2010 election, overcome difficulties and challenges to build a peaceful and prosperous state.


Background
Diplomatic relations since: 28 May 1975
Burma Policy: constructive engagement, anti-sanctions
Major issues:
  • Trade
  • Oil and gas
  • International and regional cooperation
Vietnam’s relations with Burma have been friendly though not especially close. It has provided ample diplomatic support in the international arena, namely on issues related to sanctions and punitive measures against the regime. Vietnam has expressed support for the 7 step road map to democracy and the good offices of the UN secretary general, emphasising stability as the main concern. Vietnam supports Myanmar’s regional and international integration. However in Oct 2009 Vietnamese president told Shwe Mann he hoped Myanmar would successfully organise the 2010 election, overcome difficulties and challenges to build a peaceful and prosperous state.

Statements
Interview with Burmese ambassador in Vietnam news: November 2009 - Vietnamese ministerial delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien 19 Nov 2009 - A Viet Nam-Myanmar international trade fair opened at the Myanmar Convention Centre in Yangon

Major Deals and Cooperation
Six-country Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)-Economic Cooperation and ACMECS, East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Joint commission for bilateral cooperation in May 1994. annual political consultations between Ministries of Foreign Affairs. memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint committee on trade 2002, cooperation in oil exploration 2007 prevention and fighting against crime, strengthen cooperation in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fishery, tourism and energy as well as to promote cooperation in the sectors of security through information exchange and fighting terrorism.

High Level Visits
May 1994 Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet visited Yangon and signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint commission on bilateral cooperation.
March 1995 Sr. Gen. Than Shwe visited Vietnam
May 1997 VCP Secretary General Do Muoi visit to Burma
May 2000 Prime minister PhanVan Khai's Myanmar visit
May 2002 Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong traveled to Yangon
March 2003 Than Shwe visited Vietnam
August 2004 PM Khin Nyunt visited Vietnam
April 2005 Prime Minister General Soe Win's Hanoi tour
2-7 April 2005 Senior military delegation headed by Sen. Lieu. Gen. Phung Quang Thanh, Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army visit to Burma at the invitation of Gen Maung Aye
9 November 2007 PM Thein Sein visit to Vietnam
14-15 August 2007 Vietnamese Prime Minister NguyenTan Dung's visit to Myanmar
11 August 2008 Vietnamese Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh met General Thura Shwe Man of Myanmar in Burma and Sr. Gen Than Shwe
1 April 2009 Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan received a delegation of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of Myanmar in Hanoi led by Minister of Trade Tin Naing Thein met
October 2009 Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship Parliamentarian Group were led by their President Ngo Duc Manh, who is also Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs. held working sessions and discussions with the Secretary General of the Council for Peace and Development, the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Mayors of Yangon and Naypyidaw.
21 October 2009 Chief of the General Staff of the Myanmar Armed Forces, General Thura Shwe Mann paid a visit to Vietnam at an invitation of Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh and also met President Nguyen Minh Triet.
November 2009 Vietnamese ministerial delegation and officials of Myanmar's biggest business organization met in Yangon
15 January 2010 A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Doan Xuan Hung of Foreign Investment Agency of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Vice-Minister of Defence Mr. Nguyen Chi Vinh visited Burma for the Myanmar-Vietnam Investment Seminar and to meet Burmese Prime Minister General Thein Sein
4-6 March 2010 A delegation led by Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat visited Burma. Prime Minister General Thein Sein received the goodwill delegation on the 6th.
9-15 April 2010 Burmese Culture Minister Khin Aung Myint visited Vietnam
2-4 April 2010 Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Burma's junta leader Than Shwe in Naypyidaw and signed economic pacts
11 May 2010 Burma and Vietnam held the sixth political consultation session in Ha Noi. They agreed to continue to strengthen their co-operation in many fields
28 October 2010 Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem met Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win in Hanoi on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit and related meetings. Pham congratulated Myanmar on its national reconciliation process and preparation for the upcoming general election on November 7, expressing hope that the election will be successful and Myanmar will complete its 7-step roadmap to democracy.

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