At the meeting, the Party leader expressed his belief that the visit paid by President Horta would open up a new stage for the two countries’ friendly and cooperative relations.

He extended his congratulations on the achievements of the government and people of Timor Leste during their national construction process and their extension of international ties.

He said he is pleased with the two countries’ rapid development in trade ties and believed that the signing of a framework agreement on economic and technology cooperation would create favourable conditions for bilateral relations to strongly grow in the future.

For his part, President Horta thanked the Vietnamese people for the great support given to Timor Leste over the past time while expressing his wish that the country continue to assist and share with his country experiences in national construction and development .

He stressed that Timor Leste treasures its ties with Vietnam and wishes to bolster multi-faceted cooperation, especially in the fields of Vietnam’s strengths such as agriculture, power, oil and gas and human resources./.

Party chief Manh receives Timor Leste President