Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with his UK counterpart David Cameron in Ha Noi on July 29, focusing on a range of measures to beef up cooperative ties in various fields.

Two leaders inspect guards of honour (Source: VNA)

The two leaders agreed to facilitate the exchange of visits at all levels and effectively implement existing dialogue mechanisms in the fields of politics, national defence-security, economics and trade.

PM Cameron affirmed that the UK backs Viet Nam’s efforts to reinforce comprehensive ties with the European Union (EU) and the signing of a free trade agreement between Viet Nam and the EU, adding that the deal will definitely open up new trade and investment opportunities for businesses of the two nations.

PM Cameron invited PM Dung to visit the UK and the Vietnamese leader accepted the invitation with pleasure.

(Source: VNA)