(VOVworld) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received visiting Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Hanoi on Monday. Mr. Trong praised the high-level political talks between the two countries and urged for continued exchanges of visits and cooperation. He thanked Slovakian government for facilitating the Vietnamese community there and called on Slovakia to continue support the views of Vietnam and ASEAN on East Sea issue.

During Monday’s reception for visiting Slovakian PM Robert Fico, President Tran Dai Quang said the Vietnamese people treasure the precious and effective assistance the Slovakian people gave during Vietnam’s previous struggles for national liberation and today’s national construction and defense. He reiterated the unswerving policy of facilitating Slovakian businesses to invest in Vietnam.

While receiving Mr. Fico in Hanoi on Monday, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked the Slovakian government to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese community there, helping to boost the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. She added that as Slovakia will be the Chair of the EU from July 2016, PM Fico will help boost ties with Vietnam, speed up the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement and recognise Vietnam’s full market economy.