TEHRAN -- First Vice President Parviz Davudi here on Sunday called for further expansion of comprehensive relations with Vietnam.

In a meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, Davudi said, “No doubt the two countries’ friendly relations will considerably increase in the near future.”
He also proposed for the establishment of a joint economic committee for further development of cooperation, asserting that Iran is prepared to bolster bilateral relations with Vietnam in economic, political, and cultural spheres.
The vice president also expressed appreciation for Vietnam’s support for Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities at the international venues.
The Vietnamese minister, for his part, expressed his country’s interest in increasing cooperation with the Islamic Republic.
He said that Iran enjoys an important status in the Middle East and the world, adding, “Vietnam believes that it should take further steps to expand relations with friendly countries which have common views with us.