(VOVworld)- Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has begun a 6-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two legislative bodies and the two countries. Vietnam and Sri Lanka have a special relationship. President Ho Chi Minh visited Sri Lanka three times in – 1911, 1928 and 1946- and he lived in the New Colonial Hotel in Colombo when he was seeking a path to national liberation. Vietnamese and Sri Lankan people have long supported each other in their respective national liberation struggles. The current leaders of Sri Lanka include individuals who protested the war in Vietnam. The Sri Lanka- Vietnam Solidarity Association set up in 1966 has been active in boosting bilateral ties. Despite instability in the world, the friendship between Vietnam and Sri Lanka has developed constantly over the past years. National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung holds talks with Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa Vietnam re-opened its embassy in Colombo in April, 2011, and President Truong Tan Sang made a state visit to Sri Lanka in October the same year. These events have contributed to strengthening bilateral ties. In recent years, bilateral cooperation in politics, economics, culture and education has been strengthened. The two sides have closely cooperated in the Non-Aligned Movement and other international forums. Sri Lanka has closely cooperated with Vietnam in regional and global forums and supported Vietnam’s bid to join the UN Human Rights Council in…
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