Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations President Nguyen Phuong Nga (right) awarded the insignia “For Peace, Friendship among Nations” to Sri Lankan Ambassador to Vietnam Prasanna Gamage . (Photo: qdnd.vn)

During a ceremony held by VUFO in Hanoi on Friday, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said during his tenure of more than three years in Vietnam, ties between the two countries have been growing despite COVID-19. Two-way trade hit 460 million USD last year.

Vietnam backed Sri Lanka’s run for a seat at the Inter-Governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 tenure while Sri Lanka supported Vietnam’s candidacy as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, she said.

In his speech, Ambassador Gamage,  pledged to continue popularizing Vietnam’s images to international friends and believed that on the back of their past achievements, ties between the two nations will go from strength to strength in various spheres.