Mohamed Al-Menfi, President of the Libyan Presidential Council (right) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Libya (left) at the event. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Mohamed Al-Menfi, President of the Libyan Presidential Council, said Libya wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of economy, trade, investment, energy and infrastructure.
He expressed the wish during a meeting on June 22 with the new Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Libya, Nguyen Huy Dung, following the ambassador's presentation of his letter of credentials.
The Libya leader said that the situation in Libya will soon return to normal as people and businesses in the North African country have resumed economic activities.
For his part, the Vietnamese diplomat said he will do his utmost to contribute to promoting the two countries' relations towards multi-faceted cooperation in line with the aspirations and interests of their people.
He highlighted that the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Libya has been consolidated and developed over the past nearly 50 years, and noted that the two countries have a lot of potential and opportunities for cooperation in many fields, especially trade, investment, energy, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
For the cooperation between the two countries to achieve practical results, the business communities of Vietnam and Libya need to enhance connection and share cooperative opportunities, Dung said.
Vietnam and Libya officially established diplomatic relations on March 15, 1975. The two countries actively support each other in regional and international forums, especially within the framework of the United Nations (UN). Vietnam and Libya have great potential for cooperation in various fields, especially economy, trade and investment. However, their bilateral trade exchange is still modest and not commensurate with the cooperation potential of the two sides./.
