International challenges - Vietnam will back Lanka

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

Vietnam’s Communist Party’s deputy head of the Commission for External Relations, Nguyen Huy Tang said that Vietnam wound stand by Sri Lanka in the event of any challenge thrown at her internationally by Western countries.

He was speaking at a discussion with Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa at his Ministry recently.

Tang had told the Minister that in the efforts to further strengthen the historical ties between the two countries, Vietnam Government would defend Sri Lanka’s cause in the event of any future challenges.

The CPV Deputy Head had also told Minister Weerawansa that Vietnam hopes to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the field of construction and stressed the need to study construction technology and exchange expertise. He also extended an invitation to the minister to visit Vietnam.

Minister Weerawansa expressed his gratitude on behalf of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Government and Sri Lankans to Vietnam for its stance on Sri Lanka in the wake of various baseless allegations levelled against Sri Lanka by certain Western countries.

The Minister said he was interested in studying the Vietnamese construction technology and use its expertise to develop the local construction industry.