Keyword: "Vietnam–Sri Lanka relations"

Vietnam and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Partnership within the framework of the state visit to Sri Lanka by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam from May 7 to 8, marking a significant milestone in the two countries’ relations and opening a broader and more substantive framework for future cooperation.

Vietnam remains an important partner for Sri Lanka in Southeast Asia, and affirmed Sri Lanka’s intention to expand collaboration in mutually beneficial fields, said Dr Dammika Patabendi, Sri Lankan Minister of Environment and Chairman of the Sri Lanka–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group.