The agreement was reached during talks in Hanoi on March 16 between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son and his Bulgarian counterpart Marin Raykov, who is in Hanoi for an official visit.

The two diplomats discussed the implementation of agreements reached during Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov’s visit to Vietnam in January, 2009 and preparations for Vietnamese leaders’ upcoming visit to Bulgaria

On the same day, Mr. Raykov met with Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem.

Deputy Minister Marin Raykov said he was delighted at Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements in recent years. He expressed his beliefs that the traditional relationship between the two countries and the two ministries will be boosted and developed.