At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The “Colours of Vietnam”programme recently took place in the city of Yangon in Myanmar on the occasionof the 73rd National Day of Vietnam (September 2) and the first anniversary of the upgradeof Vietnam-Myanmar ties to the level of comprehensive partnership.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar LuanThuy Duong reviewed the development of bilateral ties founded by President HoChi Minh and General Aung San that have been fostered by generations of leadersand the two countries’ people.
She said that during a visit to Vietnam in April 2018, StateCounsellor Aung San Suu Kyi had affirmed that Vietnam and Myanmar are closefriends who place trust in each other.
According to her, the two countries have seen developmentsin their ties, including in the fields of trade and investment, nationaldefence-security, agro-forestry-fisheries, energy, telecommunications, tourism,justice, education, culture, people-to-people exchange, and global integration.
Myanmar Minister of International Cooperation Kyaw Tin expressedhis belief that the bilateral ties will thrive in the future and wished toboost ties across trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchange.
He said two-way trade hit 830 million USD last year, up 50percent from 2016, with Vietnam becoming Myanmar’s seventh largest investor.
The minister wished that Vietnam would successfully hold theWorld Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018, adding that Aung San Suu Kyi’s presence atthe event will open up opportunities for bilateral relations.
Participants enjoyed music performances by artists from thetwo countries and traditional Vietnamese cuisine.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, the Vietnam-MyanmarFriendship Association and the Myanmar-Vietnam Friendship Association, and thetwo countries’ business communities held the cultural event, themed “Vietnam-Myanmar:Beautiful Countries in Nay Pyi Taw”.
The event was part of the ongoing Vietnam-Myanmar culturalcooperation exchange programme for 2017-2020, contributing to stepping upcultural and tourism links, as well as people-to-people exchange between thetwo nations. –VNA
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar LuanThuy Duong reviewed the development of bilateral ties founded by President HoChi Minh and General Aung San that have been fostered by generations of leadersand the two countries’ people.
She said that during a visit to Vietnam in April 2018, StateCounsellor Aung San Suu Kyi had affirmed that Vietnam and Myanmar are closefriends who place trust in each other.
According to her, the two countries have seen developmentsin their ties, including in the fields of trade and investment, nationaldefence-security, agro-forestry-fisheries, energy, telecommunications, tourism,justice, education, culture, people-to-people exchange, and global integration.
Myanmar Minister of International Cooperation Kyaw Tin expressedhis belief that the bilateral ties will thrive in the future and wished toboost ties across trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchange.
He said two-way trade hit 830 million USD last year, up 50percent from 2016, with Vietnam becoming Myanmar’s seventh largest investor.
The minister wished that Vietnam would successfully hold theWorld Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018, adding that Aung San Suu Kyi’s presence atthe event will open up opportunities for bilateral relations.
Participants enjoyed music performances by artists from thetwo countries and traditional Vietnamese cuisine.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, the Vietnam-MyanmarFriendship Association and the Myanmar-Vietnam Friendship Association, and thetwo countries’ business communities held the cultural event, themed “Vietnam-Myanmar:Beautiful Countries in Nay Pyi Taw”.
The event was part of the ongoing Vietnam-Myanmar culturalcooperation exchange programme for 2017-2020, contributing to stepping upcultural and tourism links, as well as people-to-people exchange between thetwo nations. –VNA
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