The same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended hisgreetings to his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha, and National AssemblyChairwoman did the same to her Thai counterpart Chuan Leekpai.
Also on this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh sent his greetings to Thai Foreign Minister DonPramudwinai.
Vietnam and Thailand established diplomatic relations in1976. The bilateral relations have developed in a practical and deeper manner. Thetwo nations have worked to improve the efficiency of bilateral mechanisms aswell as promote all-round cooperation while closely coordinating at regionaland international forums, especially the ASEAN and the UN.
Registering over 10 billion USD in more than 500 projects inVietnam, Thailand is a leading foreign investor in the nation. In addition,people-to-people exchange has been enhanced through years, with hundreds ofthousands of Vietnamese and Thai tourists travelling between the two nations ayear./.