Brazilian President to pay official visit to Vietnam

November 28, 2015 - 12:00 PM

Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 1-2.

Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff.

The visit will be made at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam and Brazil set up diplomatic relations on May 8, 1989. Two-way trade in 2014 soared 40 percent to 3.35 billion USD, laying a foundation for the targeted 10 billion USD by 2020.

Source: VNA

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