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Congratulations to Iran on 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on August 3 sent a message of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Congratulations to Iran on 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties ảnh 1President Tran Dai Quang (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on August 3 sent a messageof congratulations to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Onthis occasion, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan alsocabled a congratulatory message to Speaker of the Parliament of Iran AliLarijani.

Thesame day, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extendedhis greetings to Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Vietnamand Iran officially established diplomatic relations on August 4, 1973. Sincethen, the traditional friendship betweenVietnam and Iran has been reinforced and developed fruitfully.

Thetwo nations already signed a wide range of cooperation deals covering variousfields, including an agreement on visa exemption for official passport holders,a MoU on cooperation in information and communication, an agreement onadministrative cooperation and assistance in customs, an agreement on doubletaxation avoidance, a MoU on cooperation in technology, research and education,an agreement on investment encouragement and protection, a MoU on cooperationin culture, an agreement on aviation transport, and an agreement on commercialmarine shipping.

In2017, bilateral trade reached 164.5 million USD, including 131.8 million USDworth of Vietnamese exports. Vietnam mainly shipped rice, tea, coffee,garment-textiles and electronic components to Iran, while importing wheat,plastic materials, petrochemical products, garment-textile materials and metalsfrom the Middle East country. Vietnam and Iran have set a target of 2 billionUSD in two-way trade in the future.-VNA
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