Visiting Vice President of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday.

During the meeting held at Sheetal Niwas, President Paudel said there is huge potential to strengthen economic relations through trade, tourism, investment and technology transfer between Nepal and Vietnam.

"The government of Nepal is willing to expedite bilateral collaboration for the same", said President Paudel's press advisor Kiran Pokharel, quoting the President.

President Paudel reminded that Nepal is focused on socio-economic transformation in agriculture, tourism, production and hydropower sectors through investment.

Stating that Buddhism in particular is a bridge to deepen relations between the people of the two countries, he mentioned that listing Lumbini as a place to visit once in their lives by many Vietnamese people is the matter of happiness.

On the occasion, Vice President Xuan opined that Nepal has to prepare a framework of broader relations between the two countries before 2030 in the context that Nepal has aspired to become a middle-income country by 2030 while Vietnam has set a goal to become a high-income country by 2045.

She stressed on the need for the collaboration between the two countries in the sector of culture, sports and tourism.

Xuan argued that she was impressed by the untiring efforts of Nepal in maintaining peace as well as commitments made in reducing climate change impacts.