Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to enhance commercial trades between the two countries by USD 1 billion and to strengthen ties in the government and private sector.
Apart from strengthening ties in the commercial trade sector, the Premiers agreed to deepen relations in investments and tourism.
While praising the achievement of the unity government in directing the country on the path to progress in financial and social development aspects, the Vietnamese Premier assured that measures taken by the government on reconciliation would also be successful.
At the meeting, it was determined to appoint a board of representatives from the government and the private sector to further strengthen ties between the two countries.
Prime Minister’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was appointed to form the board of representatives from Sri Lanka end, and Acting Foreign Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Quoc Dzung was appointed to form the board for Vietnam.
It was also agreed to share experiences between the law enforcement bodies when dealing with international crime.
The importance of eradicating international crimes was also discussed.
To this end, a decision to enhance ties between the Vietnam Defense Academy and the Kotalawela Defense Academy was made.
Since the economies of both countries are based on fisheries, it was also determined to strengthen security around the Indian Ocean boundaries.
