Bangladeshi newspaper highlights Vietnamese President’s visitBangladesh’s daily English-language newspaper The Daily Star has carried several articles emphasising the importance of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s three-day State visit to Bangladesh from March 4 at the invitation of President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid at the welcome ceremonyThe newspaper quoted President Tran Dai Quang as saying in an interview granted to the Bangladeshi press that Vietnam and Bangladesh have a time-honoured friendship based on historical similarities and shared values of independence, peace, cooperation and development. “Bangladesh and Vietnam are enjoying economic cooperation, with trade reaching 609 million USD in 2016 from only 93 million USD in 2009. It reported that some 100 business representatives from top Vietnam companies accompany the Vietnamese president in the visit to Bangladesh. They will interact with their Bangladeshi counterparts and explore trade and investment potentials in Bangladesh.

Source: VietNamNet News March 05, 2018 04:30 UTC