Receiving Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation, Amarasuriya praised Vietnam’s growing international role, and affirmed her government’s willingness to facilitate Vietnamese businesses investing or forming joint ventures in areas such as technology, agriculture, food processing, and renewable energy.

Nghia, who is also Politburo member and Party Central Committee Secretary, congratulated the Government of Sri Lanka on its efforts to stabilise the macro-economy and improve people's livelihoods. He assured his host that Vietnam values its traditional friendship with Sri Lanka and desires to deepen cooperation in all fields.

He proposed both sides effectively implement high-level agreements, particularly the outcomes of the recent visit to Vietnam by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, and promote exchanges of delegations at all levels. He underscored the need to expand bilateral cooperation in areas such as economy, investment, trade, tourism, defence, security, education, and people-to-people exchanges.

Both sides agreed to soon establish a direct air route between the two countries to boost tourism, education, training, culture, and to ease market access for businesses and citizens.

The same day, Nghia met with T. Silva, general secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Sri Lanka’s ruling party, who expressed admiration for President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam’s development achievements. He affirmed that successive JVP leaders have always held deep affection for the Vietnamese people and expressed their desire to deepen cooperation between the two parties, especially in theoretical exchange, party-building, economic development, education, and science and technology.

Nghia, for his part, appreciated the goodwill from the JVP and proposed strengthening political ties through delegation exchanges, theoretical workshops, experience sharing in communication, press, mass mobilisation, as well as cooperation in international organisations and progressive movements.

During his working trip to Sri Lanka from June 1-4, Nghia visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Colombo and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community. He briefed them on Vietnam’s socio-economic development, praised the Embassy’s diplomatic efforts, and encouraged Vietnamese expatriates to preserve their cultural identity, maintain ties with the homeland, and contribute to the friendship between the two countries.

Party delegation pays working visit to Sri Lanka

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party’s Commission for Communication and Mass Mobilisation is paying a visit to Sri Lanka from June 1- 4 to strengthen the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two Parties and countries.