Sri Lanka, May 8 -- A bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, who is on a state visit to Sri Lanka, has been held this afternoon (08) at the Hilton Colombo.

Welcoming the Vietnamese President warmly, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya expressed her gratitude to President To Lam for accepting the invitation extended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit Sri Lanka, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

The Prime Minister further stated that President To Lam's visit to Sri Lanka, which coincides with the 56th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sri Lank...