2009 to boost bilateral and multifaceted co-operation between the two countries. It was his first official visit to Vietnam since Leterme took up his post as foreign minister the previous month. Leterme met with Vietnamese officials to strengthen bilateral relations and co-operation in several sectors including politics, economics, and trade and investment, as well as discussed regional and global issues that are of interest to both sides. Vietnam is currently the only Asian country receiving preferential development aid from the Belgian government for the 2007–2010 period, in the amount of 32 million euro (US$45 million). In 2008, two-way trade reached nearly $1.4 billion and Belgium is now Vietnam's fourth largest export market among EU countries. Private life and hobbies Leterme is known to be very fond of goats. He breeds goats in his private time in the small farm where he lives. In November 2010 the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad had some more news about Yves' favourite animals: two of his favourite goats, named Trudy and Vicky, were to appear in a play by the local theatre society of Ypres. The play is called 'Island of the goats'. In an interview Yves called goats "The poor man's cow." References External links cdenv/yves-leterme cdenv.be Personal facebook page |- |- |- |- 1960 births Living people Belgian civil servants Belgian Roman Catholics Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Foreign ministers of Belgium Ghent University alumni Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament Ministers-President of Flanders People from Wervik Prime Ministers of Belgium KU Leuven alumni 21st-century Belgian politicians