COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka and Vietnam yesterday agreed to further strengthen long-standing bilateral relations across multiple domains yesterday (August 28).

This agreement was reached during discussions between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Bình Minh, at the latter’s office in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Vietnamese political leader met Prime Minister Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Hanoi.

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