Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s November 5-8 state visit to Viet Nam is intended to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries in various fields, including politics-diplomacy, defence-security, economics, culture, education, science-technology and tourism.

The visit, the first made by an Italian President to Viet Nam since the two countries set up their diplomatic ties in 1973, will create favourable conditions for Italian businesses to invest in Vietnam.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella. (Source: VNA)

It will also offer a chance for the two countries to increase their collaboration at multilateral forums and international organisations as well as exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

The political ties between Viet Nam and Italy have been incessantly consolidated and seen marked developments. Italy was the first Western European country to actively strengthen cooperation between Viet Nam and the European Union.

Viet Nam is among Italy’s 10 priority emerging markets for developing trade and investment with.

(Source: VNA)