(VOVworld) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella left Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, concluding his state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

President Truong Tan Sang and Italian President Sergio Mattarella (Source: VNA)

During his visit, President Mattarella met with President Truong Tan Sang, paid a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung. He visited Ho Chi Minh City, where he met with municipal People’s Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan and attended Vietnam-Italy Business Forum. At the meetings, leaders of both countries stressed that President Mattarella’s visit to Vietnam is an important development in the Vietnam-Italy Strategic Partnership.