Vietnam plans to strengthen ties with IranFebruary 18, 2012 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stressed his country's enthusiasm for the further reinvigoration of relations with Tehran, and called for increasing mutual cooperation between the two countries. Fars News Agency reported that speaking at a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Hanoi Ghavam Shahidi on Friday, Feb 17, Nguyen expressed hope that the Iran-Vietnam relations will expand in all fields, especially economy and trade. Shahidi for his part hoped for promotion of the relations in the economic, trade and cultural fields, in the energy namely oil and gas in particular, in the coming years. He asked Vietnamese Prime Minister to further support the ties to facilitate the cooperation in all fields. In October 2011, Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang said the positive trend in Tehran-Hanoi ties heralds promising prospects for the two countries' future relations. The Vietnamese leader made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Hanoi. Sang thanked the efforts made by the Iranian envoy to expand the bilateral ties between the two sides, and stated, "Vietnam attaches special importance to the promotion of its relations with Iran." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |