(VOVworld)-President Truong Tan Sang received Canada’s Foreign Minister John Russell Baird in Hanoi on Tuesday during his visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

State President Truong Tan Sang receives Foreign Minister of Canada Baird

The President said Vietnam respects and wants to develop relations with Canada on the basis of long-term, stable and comprehensive partnership. He suggested the Canada government to facilitate Vietnamese community in Canada in their integration and contribution to the host country’s development. Minister Russell Baird wished to promote bilateral ties with Vietnam.