Timor-Leste Prime Minister kicks-off visit to Vietnam

September 03, 2013 - 10:01 PM

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão arrived in Hanoi on September 3 for an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão.

The visit, which aims to affirm Timor-Leste’s desire to promote bilateral relations and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, is the second one by Gusmão.

He first visited Vietnam in 2005 as President of the Timor-Leste.

Source: VNA

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