The Sri Lankan press on Oct. 12 gave wide coverage on Vietnamese
President Truong Tan Sang’s State-level visit to the country from Oct.
13-15.
The Sinhalaya News Agency and major
newspapers such as Colombo Times, New.lk and LBO.lk all ran articles on
the visit, stressing that this is the first trip to Sri Lanka by a
Vietnamese State President, since the two countries established
diplomatic ties in 1970.
The newspapers reported
that the visit would mark a milestone in bilateral relations and pave
the way for the two countries to promote economic cooperation in the
time to come.
According to the Sri Lankan Foreign
Ministry, during the visit, the two sides are expected to sign a number
of agreements and memoranda of understanding on cooperation in politics,
national defence, investment, finance, education, training and
mechanical engineering./.