President of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan arrives in Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam. Photo: quochoi.vn

He was welcomed at Noi Bai airport by Pham Phu Binh, permanent member of the Vietnamese NA’s Committee for Foreign Affairs, and Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Suren Baghdasaryan.

Vietnam and Armenia established diplomatic relations in 1992. Their political relations have grown, with the exchange of all-level delegations. Bilateral economic and trade cooperation has improved thanks to the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Armenia is a member.

Vietnam-Armenia trade totaled 62.6 million USD in 2022, up 469% from a year earlier, and hit 342 million USD in 2023, an increase of 516% compared to 2022.