Phnom Penh, Nov. 15 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held meetings with Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cote d'Ivoire Niale Kaba, Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, and Cameroon's Minister of External Relations Lejeune Mbella Mbella on November 15 on the sidelines of the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

At the meetings, Trung affirmed that Vietnam values its relations with African countries and wishes to expand cooperation with them. He highlighted their development achievements and shared aspirations and common development interests.

He proposed stepping up high-level exchanges and cooperation in agriculture, mining, trade and investment, while expanding collaboration in other strateg...