During his meeting withthe newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Pakistan Nguyen Xuan Luuin Islamabad on October 14, Chaudhry vowed that his ministry wouldprovide support and work closely with the diplomat to strengthen thebilateral traditional friendship.
He said he hoped Vietnam-Pakistan relations would be upgraded in the future.
Onhis part, Luu congratulated Pakistan on 17-year-old Pakistani MalalaYousafzai winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest awardee in 113years. He said this proved that Pakistan was a peace-loving country.
The Vietnamese diplomat underlined the need to enhancepolitical, economic and trade ties between the two countries in thefuture through high-ranking delegation exchanges and politicalconsultations in the Joint Vietnam-Pakistan Committee.
He also discussed with his host how to improve their comprehensive bilateral relations in the future.
Economiccooperation in recent years developed substantially, with two-way tradeincreasing to 390 million USD in 2013 from 149 million USD in 2009.
The two sides also agreed to continue to support each other at regional and global forums.-VNA