Eight MoUs signed between SL and Vietnam [October 14 2011]

Eight Memorandum of understanding (MOUs) and Agreements have signed between Sri Lanka and Vietnam at the Presidential Secretariat, today in the presence of two presidents - Mahinda Rajapaksa and Truong Tan Sang, who is on a three-day visit in Sri Lanka.

The MoUs were signed in the fields of political, finance, industry, education, defence cooperation and investment promotion. The MoU on Political Consultations was signed the Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peris  and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Doan Xuan Hung while MoU on Defense Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Defense of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Deputy Minister of National DefenseLt. Nguyen Chi Vinh.