Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham
Binh Minh (L) meets with Greece's Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis on July
2 (Photo: VNA)
Deputy PM Minh, who was on an official visit to the European nation on July 1
and 2, had a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis and Deputy Speaker
Georgios Varemenos, who also chairs the Greece-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship
Group.
The two sides said Vietnam and Greece share many similarities in national
development in history, and the close friendship over the last 43 years is the
solid prerequisite for the countries to solidify multi-faceted cooperation in
the time ahead.
The officials also highly valued bilateral parliamentary ties which have
contributed to the friendship and cooperation.
Deputy PM Minh said economic and trade partnerships remain modest compared to
the nations’ political relationship and potential. He asked the Greek
Parliament to continue supporting the signing and ratification of the EVFTA,
thereby creating optimal conditions for Vietnam’s economic-trade links with the
EU and Greece.
Speaker Nikos Voutsis affirmed that his country treasures relations with
Vietnam and supports the EVFTA. He will join the Greek Government in bolstering
all-round cooperation with Vietnam both in bilateral aspects and at
multilateral forums.
Minh also conveyed National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s
invitation to visit Vietnam to Speaker Nikos Voutsis, who accepted with
pleasure.
After the trip to Greece, the Vietnamese Deputy PM will pay an official visit
to Bulgaria from July 3 to 5.
Source: VNA
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