Geneva, July 28 -- Vietnam and Switzerland have enjoyed steadily growing relations, with development cooperation and economic ties serving as key pillars of the partnership, according to former Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Ivo Siber.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Geneva on the occasion of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man's participation in the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Siber underlined that since the start of diplomatic relations in 1971, bilateral ties have grown stronger and stronger. Development and economic cooperation has been the primary engine behind this progress since the early 1990s and is expected to be further promoted in the coming time.

He said Switzerland ...