SL, Vietnam stress need for peace and prosperity in Indian Ocean region

27 August 2018 08:25 pm

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh have stressed the need to establish peace and prosperity in the Indian Ocean Region, sources said.

They had met in Hanoi prior to the third edition of Indian Ocean conference on Monday.

The two leaders had also agreed to enhance trade between the two countries through traditional bilateral relations enjoyed during the past years and to increase the value of trade between the two countries to US$1 billion by 2020.

The Prime Minister thanked the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister for hosting the Indian Ocean conference while Mr. Minh has said frequent visits of the Sri Lankan Prime Minister to Vietnam would enhance the ties between the two nations. (Yohan Perera in Vietnam)