Leaders send Independence Day greetings to Myanmar

VGP - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 3 sent greetings to President of Myanmar U Win Myinton the 71st anniversary of Independence Day of Myanmar (January 4, 1948-2019).

January 04, 2019 12:54 PM GMT+7

On the day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled a congratulatory message to State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh sent greetings to State Counsellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,and Minister of International Cooperation U KyawTin on the occasion.

Viet Nam and Myanmar set up diplomatic ties on May 28, 1975.

The two countries elevated their ties to a comprehensive cooperative partnership during a State visit to Myanmar by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nguyen Phu Trong in August 2017.
Bilateral trade hit US$ 828.3 million in 2017, up 51 percent from 2016.

The two countries are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).