Hanoi, June 29 -- Nickel made the above statement during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in Ha Noi on June 29.

The diplomat appreciated Viet Nam's support for Canada to strengthen relations with ASEAN as well as negotiations between Canada and ASEAN to reach a free trade deal.

He promised that Canada will continue close coordiation with Viet Nam across all bilateral channels and through multilateral forums.

Nickel took the occasion to convey Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to Prime Minister Le Minh Hung to visit Canada at an appropriate time.

Prime Minister Le, for his side, noted with pleasure at the positive growth momentum of Viet Nam-Canada relations over the last decade since the two countries elev...