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Iran, Vietnam pledge $2 bn trade boost
6 October 2016
For mineral-rich Vietnam, Iran offers a key partnership in the oil and gas industry and for health and technology exchanges
Iran’s moderate President Hassan Rouhani, in Vietnam on a three-country swing through Southeast Asia, has come under fire from conservative critics who say the nuclear deal signed with world powers has failed to bring a hoped-for economic boom.
Rouhani, who was elected on a promise to normalise relations with the outside world, praised ties with Vietnam Thursday after both sides signed several deals.
Read full article Iran, Vietnam pledge $2 bn trade boost published in Al Monitor.
