Hanoi, Feb. 27 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 27 received visiting Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel, during which he affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to and wants to further deepen friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Portugal. Welcoming the minister's visit, PM Chinh stressed its significance in concretising commitments made by key leaders of the two countries and in opening up new, substantive and effective directions for cooperation. He highlighted the historical bonds between the two peoples dating back more than 500 years and described Portugal's decision to open an embassy in Vietnam as a landmark step, reflecting its determination to strengthen the bilateral ties an...