Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (third from right) welcomes Angolan Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technologies, Jose Carvalho da Rocha (third from left). — Photo chinhphu.vn

The Vietnamese Government welcomes stronger co-operation between IT firms in Viet Nam and Angola, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told visiting Angolan Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technologies, Jose Carvalho da Rocha.

During a meeting with the Angolan official in Ha Noi on Tuesday, Deputy PM Dam hailed the friendship between the two nations, which he said was supported by the effective co-operation in telecom, IT, information safety and human resources training.

The Vietnamese Government encourages businesses in both countries to seek co-operation opportunities in technology transfer, he said.

According to the Deputy PM, telecommunication and IT have become a spearhead technical-economic sector for Viet Nam, yielding estimated revenues of US$16 billion over the past two decades.

The country has built big telecom and IT enterprises, which are regionally competitive in capital, technology, human resources, and management experience. He added that Viet Nam is willing to share experience in opening markets, improving competitiveness and promoting rapid and sustainable development of its telecom and IT sector.

He called on the Angolan government to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises, including telecom and IT firms, to invest in the African country.

For his part, Jose Carvalho da Rocha assured his host that Angola values Vietnamese business investment, especially in telecom, IT and training of human resources. The guest also met with Minister of Information and Communications, Truong Minh Tuan, and visited leading telecom and IT enterprises and production plants. — VNS