Vietnam attaches importance to friendship with Bhutan: Deputy FM
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to its friendship relations with Bhutan.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan GyalyumDorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmedthat Vietnam always attaches great importance to its friendship relations withBhutan.
Welcoming the Bhutan Queen Mother's visit toVietnam for the first time, Hang said that although the two countries have setup their diplomatic relations just for 10 years, the bilateral friendship andcooperation have grown positively with a bright spot being tourism partnership.
She thanked Bhutan for supporting Vietnam’s candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, expressinghope that the Queen Mother and the Royal Family of Bhutan will continue to promotecooperation with Vietnam at international and regional forums, especially UNbodies.
For her part, the Queen Mother said that she was impressed at the strong growth of Vietnam inall aspects. She showed admiration for the nation, people and spirit of Vietnam duringthe past struggle for national defence and current process of national development.
She said that after Bhutan opened its dooragain for visitors earlier this year, Vietnam has become the second largest source of tourists to Bhutan with 6,000 visitors.
At the meeting, the two sides agreed tocontinue to increase the exchange of delegations as well as bilateralpartnership in economy, culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges. Thetwo countries will work together for the opening of a direct air route in thetime to come.
On the occasion, Hang conveyed Vietnameseleaders’ best regards to King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Wangchuck and Queen JetsunPema./.
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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
