30^th April, Kathmandu.

Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha held a courtesy meeting with Vietnam’s non-resident ambassador to Nepal on Monday, Nguyen Thanh Hai, and expressed the view that cooperation in the economic sector should be increased by strengthening the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Mentioning that they are looking at the possibility of direct air flights from Vietnam, the ambassador said that if this happens, it will greatly help tourism. Mentioning that Nepal is the birthplace of Buddha, a large number of tourists are coming to Nepal from Vietnam, he said that his country is willing to cooperate in tourism and other fields in the future.

Nguyen Thanh Hai, who is also the Vietnamese ambassador to India and Bhutan, came to Nepal on the occasion of an investment conference held in Kathmandu. In the meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ambassador, Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, the non-paid Consul of Vietnam for Nepal, and other representatives participated.