Armenian NA President arrives in Hanoi, beginning official visit to Vietnam
President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan arrived in Hanoi on November 17 evening, beginning his week-long official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
He was welcomed at Noi Bai airport by Pham Phu Binh, permanent member of the Vietnamese NA’s Committee for Foreign Affairs, and Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Suren Baghdasaryan.
Vietnam and Armenia established diplomatic relations in 1992. The two countries have obtained great achievements in national construction, socio-economic development and international integration. Armenia has given the Vietnamese people valuable assistance in national construction and defence, including the training of Vietnamese officials and students.
Political ties between Vietnam and Armenia are growing, with the exchange of all-level delegations. These visits have contributed to maintaining traditional relations and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. The two sides wish to promote all-round and substantive collaboration on par with the good traditional friendship as well as the potential of the two countries.
Bilateral economic and trade cooperation has shown positive signs thanks to the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Armenia is a member. Vietnam - Armenia trade reached US$62.6 million in 2022, up 469% from a year earlier, and hit US$342 million in 2023, an increase of 516% compared to 2022. There remains room for both countries to boost cooperation in such areas as economics, trade, science, and education.
