Bangladesh Ambassador meets Vietnam Prime Minister : Focus on $ 1 billion trade. Ambassador of Bangladesh to Vietnam Samina Naz paid her first courtesy call on the  Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Prime Minister’s office – White House on Tuesday 31 October 2017.
Ambassador Naz thanked the Prime Minister for receiving her and conveyed the messages of good-will and warm wishes from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to him and for the People of Vietnam. The Ambassador expressing her profound regards to the Great Leaders of the two countries – Father of the Nation of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, hoped that she would work to promote the bilateral relations between the two countries keeping the focus on continued growth and welfare of these two great Nations.
The Ambassador briefed Vietnamese Prime Minister on the present status of bilateral relations that the two countries enjoy. She emphasized on strengthening bilateral trade to reach to US dollar 1 billion by tapping up newer potentials that the two countries may offer to each other – Bangladesh to offer pharmaceutical and ceramic export beside other trading items, Vietnam can help Bangladesh in the fields of agriculture, aquaculture, infrastructure materials (clinkers) supply etc. Newer Cooperation in the fields of tele-communications, IT sectors, and more strengthening relations in the fields of culture, sports, education etc. can also be nurtured. On behalf of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, she invited the  Prime Minister of Vietnam to visit Bangladesh on a convenient time next year.
The Prime Minister welcomed the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Vietnam and hoped that the career Ambassador would be able to contribute immensely for the enhancement of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Vietnam. The PM assured the Ambassador all cooperation and assistance from his Office to the Ambassador in deliberation of her tour of duty in Vietnam.
On the situation faced by Bangladesh on Rohingya issue, the Ambassador brought attention of the Prime Minister to support Bangladesh on its efforts to see the forcibly displaced more than six hundred thousand persons be repatriated to their homeland – Myanmar. She requested the Prime Minister to join the UN efforts & support Bangladesh to bring this crisis to a resolve. In reply, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam is very much concerned and understands the difficulties being faced by Bangladesh. The Prime Minister expressed that in next ASEAN summit, he would talk to the Myanmar top leaders in an attempt to bring to a resolve to this crisis situation.
The Prime Minister and Ambassador exchanged gifts at the end of the meeting.