Hanoi, October 20 (AseanAll)  — Vietnamese Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung congratulated British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on assuming her new important position,according to Vietnamese government portal(VGP).

Vietnamese Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung

During their phone conversation last week, Le Hoai Trung expressed his pleasure at the effective cooperation results achieved between the two countries in all fields recently.

He affirmed that Viet Nam always values and desires to further promote the strategic partnership with the UK – one of Viet Nam's most important partners in Europe.

UK Foreign Secretary Cooper said that the UK highly values and wishes to strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation with Viet Nam.

The pair agreed on the need to timely review aspects of bilateral cooperation and closely follow action plans for the realization of the strategic partnership framework.

They also agreed to push forward cooperation agreements between both sides, negotiate and sign new cooperation documents, and create a favorable legal framework to further enhance cooperation across fields.

On this occasion, Le Hoai Trung warmly invited Cooper to visit Viet Nam at a suitable time and the latter expressed her wish to soon meet Acting Minister Le in person to discuss topics of mutual interest.