Sheikh Khalifa meets Vietnamese Foreign Minister

Hanoi: Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs, met with Le Hoai Trung, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

This meeting took place within the framework of the official visit the Undersecretary is paying to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

During the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa conveyed the greetings of the Foreign Minister, expressing the Sultanate of Oman's keenness to enhance bilateral relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and develop existing areas of cooperation between the two countries.

The Undersecretary also lauded the Vietnamese government's decision to open an embassy for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Muscat, emphasising the importance of this step in supporting bilateral relations and expanding horizons of cooperation between the two countries.

For his part, the Vietnamese Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of continuing the exchange of visits at various levels, contributing to consolidating bilateral relations and expanding areas of joint cooperation.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Hosni, Head of the Asia and Pacific Department at the Foreign Ministry, along with a number of officials from the Foreign Ministries of both countries.