(VOVworld) – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan wrapped up his visits to Switzeland and Bulgaria, after meeting with Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev in Sofia.

Nhan said Vietnam wants to strengthen the friendship and comprehensive cooperation with traditional friends in Central and Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria. President Plevneliev praised the visit, affirming that Bulgaria wants to restore and develop the traditional friendship with Vietnam. He said he hopes Vietnam-Bulgaria relations will be lifted to a strategic partnership level. The same day, Nhan met with Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vejdi Rashidov and Minister of Education, Youth and Science Sergei Ignatov. He also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the College of Social Sciences and Humanity at Hanoi National University and Sofia University establishing a Vietnamese language faculty at Sofia University.