Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai holds talks with  Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, Colombo, March 20, 2025.

During a meeting on Thursday in Colombo, visiting Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya also agreed to negotiate and sign a free trade agreement soon, to promote a direct air route to facilitate trade and tourism, and to tap into the potential and strength of both countries.

NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai meets Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratnem.

At a meeting the same day, Mr. Hai and Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratnem underscored the need for their parliaments to strengthen cooperation and share experience, especially in building institutions and perfecting laws for the development of a digital economy and digital society.

The two sides shared their experience in developing policies to facilitate the development of ethnic minorities in remote and rural areas, and policies for environmental protection and sustainable development.