(VOVworld)- On Thursday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged Vietnam and Sri Lanka to intensify economic cooperation as bilateral trade reached only 200 million USD in 2015.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Sri Lankan Ambassador Saranya Hasathi Urgodawatt Dissanayke (Source: VNA)

At a reception for Sri Lankan Ambassador Saranya Hasathi Urgodawatt Dissanayke, PM Phuc said he hoped the ambassador will continue to promote cooperation in economics, science, technology, culture and education. The Sri Lankan ambassador promised to do her utmost to promote bilateral relations, particularly in trade.