(VOVworld) – Vietnam-Thailand relations have flourished since they were elevated to a strategic partnership in 2013, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a reception for his Thai counterpart Tanasak Patimaprakorn on Thursday in Hanoi. Mr. Dam said Vietnam-Thailand cooperation in politics, business, and culture is expanding.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and Thai Prime Minister Tanasak Patimaprakorn.

Deputy Prime Minister Patimaprakorn said he hopes the two sides will continue their culture and art exchanges and their cooperation in preserving museums and cultural heritages. He said the two sides need to support each other’s tourism fairs.