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WTO chief pays first visit to Vietnam

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Hanoi, April 15: Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo arrived in Vietnam on Friday, the first visit of a WTO chief to the country.

"Vietnam is a story of success, in which trade makes great contribution to the development of the country," said Azevedo at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in capital Hanoi on Friday.

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"We want to enhance cooperation with Vietnam in human resource training in integration and international trade," Azevedo said.

The WTO chief said that his organization is preparing a development agenda for the coming time while Vietnam will be part of it, reported Vietnamese government's e-Portal, Xinhua news agency reported.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that his country remains a low-developing country among WTO members, which is in need of further support to increase capacity for more effective participation in multilateral trading system.

Vietnam joined the WTO in January 2007.

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