Sri Lanka wishes to promote all-round cooperation with Vietnam
WVR/VNA - Vietnam always pays attention to further consolidating and strengthening the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Sri Lanka through the channels of Party, State, National Assembly, and people-to-people exchange, Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam said.
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| Sri Lanka wishes to promote all-round cooperation with Vietnam: Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam (third from the left) and Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (second from the right). (Source: Embassy of Vietnam in Sri Lanka) |
The Vietnamese Ambassador appreciated Sri Lanka's recent outstanding achievements in economic growth, inflation control, and maintaining welfare for the people during her courtesy call to Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on October 9, 2024.Ambassador Tam expressed her belief that under the leadership of President Dissanayake and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People's Power (JVP/NPP) Party, the South Asian nation will soon overcome challenges and continue to develop stably, successfully organize the upcoming parliamentary election, and gain a higher role and position in the region and the world.
She added that Vietnam is willing to share its experience in economic recovery and development with Sri Lanka, including attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign tourists.
The Ambassador said she expects the two countries to increase the exchange of delegations and contacts at all levels and promote the implementation of bilateral cooperation mechanisms to discuss orientations and measures to speed up collaboration in potential areas such as trade, investment, security, education, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and culture on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
She also hoped that President Dissanayake and the Sri Lankan Government would continue to create conditions for the Vietnamese community to contribute to the host country's socio-economic development and the relationship between the two countries.
The Sri Lankan president spoke highly of Vietnam's recent socio-economic development achievements and expressed his desire to learn from its experience, especially in foreign investment attraction, trade, tourism development, and corruption combat.
He affirmed that the two countries have great potential for cooperation both in bilateral relations and in international forums, suggesting that the Vietnamese Embassy actively discuss with relevant ministries and agencies of Sri Lanka on measures to promote collaboration in specific areas, including attracting mutual investment and increasing two-way trade turnover, opening direct flights between the two countries soon, enhancing people-to-people and cultural exchanges towards the 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties.
President Dissanayake also agreed to continue creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Sri Lanka, making them a true bridge for the friendship between the two countries.
(Source: VNA)
