Vietnamese ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on Sunday said that the aviation authorities of Bangladesh and Vietnam were then working very closely to open the official direct flight connecting Hanoi and Dhaka in 2025.
鈥楾o my belief, with the establishment of the first direct flight, our partnership will continue flourishing and greatly contribute to the prosperity of both countries,鈥� Cuong said while speaking at a reception, marking the 80th Vietnamese National Day at a Dhaka hotel.
Food and land adviser Ali Imam Majumder spoke at the reception, highlighting the growing relations between the two countries. Diplomats stationed in Dhaka, business leaders and civil society members were present.
The envoy said that people-to-people contact between the two countries should further be promoted to deepen and broaden the traditional friendship in the coming days, stressing that Vietnam would always be a good friend of Bangladesh.
鈥楾he government and people of Vietnam always keep in our hearts and greatly value the invaluable support that the government and people of Bangladesh have extended to Vietnam from the past to the present,鈥� he said.
Regarding economics and trade, Ambassador Cuong said that the two countries were witnessing the upward trend year by year.
The bilateral trade volume in recent years always exceeded $1 billion, a great signal for the continued cooperation between the two governments and business communities, he said.
The envoy said that Bangladesh and Vietnam shared many things in common in the cause of national building and development that both countries could mutually learn, promote and support each other.
Throughout the long history with ups and downs, he said that their good sentiment had remained unchanged.
鈥極ver 52 years of traditional friendship, the two countries have been closely cooperating in multiple areas and became good partners,鈥� said the ambassador, noting that the delegation exchanges between Vietnam and Bangladesh were frequently held every year.
Cuong said that the embassy of Vietnam in Bangladesh and he would continue doing the needful to cooperate with all Bangladeshi partners and become the bridge connecting the two countries鈥� people.
On behalf of the government of Vietnam, the ambassador expressed his heartfelt thanks to international friends from all the countries and international organisations, who joined the event and have always stood shoulder to shoulder with them in the past war for national independence as well as in the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam today.
