Hanoi, Dec. 24 -- Through the Intergovernmental Committee mechanism, Vietnam and Uzbekistan will continue to further deepen bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly in economic-trade and scientific-technological collaboration, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang has said.

Thang made the statement at the eighth meeting of the Vietnam-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Committee for Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological cooperation, held in Hanoi on December 24.

At the meeting, Uzbek Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Ilzat Kasimov stressed that Uzbekistan always considers Vietnam an important priority partner in the region. He underlined the need to strengthen coordination among ministries and sec...