Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (first left) addresses the Vietnam - Czech Business Forum on April 21. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's Government always creates favourable conditions for Vietnam and Czech businesses to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment. In his remarks, the PM highlighted the friendship and traditional cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic over the past 70 years. The Czech Republic is now one of the most important trading partners of Vietnam in Central and Eastern Europe. (Photo: VNA)For his part, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that Vietnam is an important partner of the Czech Republic in Southeast Asia.