Ukraine, Vietnam to intensify FTA talks, says Azarov

Ukraine and Vietnam have decided to intensify talks on the creation of a free-trade area (FTA) and investment protection, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.

"We agreed to intensify talks on the creation of a free-trade area and investment protection," he said at a joint press conference with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi (Vietnam) on Friday.

He added that Ukraine promised its partners "to treat the talks in a very constructive manner."

According to Azarov, the countries should use high potential of their cooperation.