PM SERGE SARGSYAN MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF VIETNAM

armradio.am
26.03.2008 15:15

RA President-Elect, Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan today received the
newly appointed Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to
Armenia Bui Dihn Zihn.

The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on appointment
and wished him evey success in carrying out his diplomatic mission
in our country. Serge Sargsyan also expressed gratitude for the
congratulation of the President of Vietnam Nguyen Minh Triet on the
occasion of his victory in the Armenian presidential elections.

During the meeting the interlocutors spoke for reinforcement and
deepening of the firm political ties between the two countries and the
mutually beneficial economic cooperation. "We attach great importance
to the cooperation of southeastern countries and I hope that with your
appointment the Armenian-Vietnamese relations will further reinforce,"
Serge Sargsyan said.

The Ambassador of Vietnam presented the recent dynamics of economic
development of his country and noted that under the conditions of
political stability, Vietnam is confidently developing the economy
and it is now a safe and reliable country for tourism and foreign
investments.

Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan and Ambassador Bui Dihn Zihn
characterized the economic ties and the current volume of commodity
turnover between Armenia and Vietnam as non-sufficient and expressed
confidence that in case of active and interested work it is possible to
find reciprocal economic interests and different spheres of cooperation
to have the economic relations reach the level of political ties.

At the end of the meeting the Ambassador of Vietnam once again
congratulated Serge Sargsyan on his election as RA president and
wished him every success.