Dao Viet Trung, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Viet Nam has expressed his country's readiness to reopen a mission in Colombo to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Deputy Minister of External Affairs Geethanjana Gunawardena in Hanoi recently.
Deputy Minister Gunawardena was in Hanoi leading the Sri Lankan delegation to the 17th Session of the ASEAN Regional Forum last week.
At present, diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Vietnam are being carried out by the Vietnam Embassy in India.
Minister Gunawardena has pointed out to his Vietnamese counterpart that Sri Lanka and Viet Nam are marking 40 years of diplomatic relations in 2010 and the reestablishment of a resident mission in Colombo would definitely strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The two Ministers have discussed a variety of bilateral issues including economic corporation and security in the region during their meeting.
Ambassador for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vu Quang Diem who presented credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2006 has said that ties between Vietnam and Sri Lanka will be further strengthened after setting up its embassy in Colombo.
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