President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang left Dhaka for Hanoi on Tuesday (Mar 6), wrapping up his three-day state visit and exploring avenues to enhance bilateral trade and investment. A special flight carrying the Vietnamese President and his entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the afternoon. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali saw him off at the airport, local media reports said.
At the invitation of President Md. Abdul Hamid, President of Vietnam and his wife Nguyen ThiHien arrived Dhaka on Sunday. The visit marks the 45th anniversary of Bangladesh-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
The President attended Bangladesh-Vietnam Business Forum in the city on Tuesday and delivered speech highlighting trade and investment potential between the two countries.
The two sides, during the visit, expressed satisfaction at the growing volume of bilateral trade, which in 2017 amounted to nearly US$ 900 million, a 50 percent rise against that of 2016.
The two sides also agreed to hold the second meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade in 2018 to seek avenues to enhance bilateral trade.
To promote bilateral investment, the two sides stressed the need to effectively implement the Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investment and agreed to create the best conditions for entrepreneurs and business communities of the two countries to explore business and investment opportunities in both countries.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, during her talks with Vietnam President, sought Vietnam's support for a peaceful solution to the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
