VOV.VN - Sri Lanka aspires to boost ties with Vietnam, especially in areas of great potential, said Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at a reception held on October 3 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam has commended outgoing Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam Sajeewa Umanga Mendis for his pivotal role in developing the bilateral ties during his tenure of office.

VOV.VN - President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed Sri Lankar’s desire to strengthen the friendship and cooperative relations with Vietnam during his reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam in Colombo on August 21.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka G. Weerasinghe has expressed his belief that Vietnam will maintain its political stability and social order, make record socio-economic achievements, and promote its role and position in the region and the world.

VOV.VN - The first five months of the year witnessed the Sri Lankan market abruptly increase rubber imports from Vietnam with a growth of 435.7% in volume and 530.5% in value.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by Minister Le Minh Hoan has paid a visit to Sri Lanka on the occasion of the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC37).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme on February 3 to bring a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to the Vietnamese community in the South Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Sri Lanka, in order to take bilateral relations to new heights, President Vo Van Thuong told his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 18.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended the opening ceremony of the 7th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, on August 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Giang Tien set off from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20 to vie for the Miss World Tourism 2023 title in Sri Lanka.