Re opening of Vietnamese embassy in Sri Lanka

Vietnamese Ambassador (designate) Ton Sinh Thanh, arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday to prepare for the reopening of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Sri Lanka.

After an interval of nearly 30 years, Thanh will present credential letters to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a ceremony scheduled to be held by the end of this month. On arrival, Ambassador Thanh said, that he himself and all Vietnamese people admire the efforts of the Sri Lankan people in the struggle for national peace and reconstruction.

He has a strong confidence in the bright prospects of the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between Sri Lanka and Vietnam, the Ambassador said.