Rio de Janeiro, July 8 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with President of Uruguay on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7 (local time). The PM highlighted the recent positive developments in bilateral relations on the basis of solidarity and friendship between the two nations over decades. He proposed the two sides soon negotiate and sign an agreement on investment promotion and protection, an agreement on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders, and an agreement on cooperation in science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. PM Chinh suggested strengthening agricultural cooperation, opening markets for each other's agricultural products, and standing ready to send bu...