COLOMBO, 31 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, the newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam Ho Thi Thanh Truc and the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa exchanged views on the current bilateral relations and the future advancements in development cooperation.

The Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam presented her credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House.

Vietnam has given top priority to Sri Lankan-Vietnamese relations, said the Ms. Thee Thane Truck while congratulating to the President.

The Ambassador commended Sri Lanka for its support during the difficult period her country faced. The Ambassador said during her tenure, she would do everything possible to further strengthen cooperation and friendship between the two countries.

Appreciating the long standing friendship between Vietnam and Sri Lanka, the President briefed the Ambassador on his government’s socio-economic vision.

“Agro-economy development, poverty alleviation and raising the income of the rural people are some of our priorities,” he said.

“We do not look at development from a racial point of view. We consider the people as a whole,” the President said.

Meanwhile, the two sides exchanged cooperation on investment, however, the ambassador assured that she would give high priority to encouraging Vietnamese businessmen to invest in Sri Lanka and to develop trade and tourism.