The Government of Socialist Republic
of Vietnam and the Government of Republic of El Salvador have recognized the
S&T cooperation would strengthen friendship relations and mutual
understanding between the two nations and contribute to the social and economic
development of the two countries’ people. At the same time, the two parties
have believed that S&T cooperation plays an important role for bilateral
relations and a factor for sustainability.
Therefore, the two parties have
agreed to sign the Cooperation Agreement with purposes to expand and strengthen
relations among S&T communities of the two countries by creating favorable
conditions for the development of S&T Cooperation on the basis of equity
and mutual interest, conformity to laws of each country and in accordance with
articles of this Agreement.
Accordingly, the two parties would
promote the development and implementation of programs, projects or other forms
of S&T cooperation under the content of separate Agreements which will be
signed through diplomatic channels between member organizations of the two
countries. Each separate agreement will define work plans, implementation
directions, allocated financial resources and other additional issues to carry
out activities within the framework of this Agreement.
In order to achieve purposes of this
Agreement, S&T cooperation activities between the two parties would be
carried out in following forms, exchanging experts and scientists; organizing
joint workshops, conferences and meetings; training and improving capacities of
scientists and experts; exchanging S&T information; training for
post-graduates; supporting the El Salvador’s party to build high-technology
zones based on Vietnam’s similar experience; joint implementation of projects,
research works and other S&T cooperation forms agreed by the two parties;
other forms of cooperation the parties can agree on.
In order to achieve objectives and
coordinate the implementation of the Agreement, the parties would establish a
“Mixed Committee on Science and Technology” with functions of proposing
recommendations on creating the most favorable conditions to carry out S&T
cooperation between the two countries; defining and accessing priority fields
to carry out programs and projects on S&T cooperation; making recommendations
on implementing S&T Cooperation programs. The Mixed committee, if
necessary, could set up working groups for sepecific themes on S&T
cooperation and invite experts to do researches on specific issues and make
recommendations.