Dhaka (VNA) – Vietnamese PresidentTran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Dhaka at 16:00 on March 4 (localtime), starting a three-day State visit to Bangladesh.
President Quang and his spouse were greetedby Bangladeshi President Mohammad Abdul Hamid with a 21-gun salute during anofficial welcome ceremony at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The staff of the Embassy of Vietnam in Bangladesh were also present at the welcome ceremony.
The visit takes place at a time whenVietnam and Bangladesh are celebrating the 45th founding anniversaryof diplomatic ties. It affirms Vietnam’s consistent external policy ofindependence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of foreignrelations, including the long-standing friendship and multifaceted cooperationwith Bangladesh.
The visit is expected to blow a breathof fresh air into bilateral economic and trade relations. With many potentialfor cooperation in the fields of agriculture, pharmaceuticals and electronics,the two sides are striving to achieve the target of more than 1 billion USD intwo-way trade.
Earlier the same day, President Tran Dai Quang wrapped up his three-day Statevisit to India. He sent a message of thanks to Indian President Ram NathKovind, appreciating the warm welcome and sentiments the President, seniorleaders and people of India have extended to him and the Vietnamese delegation.-VNA