President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, is paying a state visit to Vietnam and participating in the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations from May 4 to 6, at the invitation of his counterpart, Vietnamese President Luong Cuong. The visit coincides with the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

At the National Library of Sri Lanka, the Vice Chairman and his entourage paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, offering flowers at his monument and visiting the Ho Chi Minh Space.

Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Sri Lanka, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai told Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya on March 20, as part of his official visit to the South Asian country from March 19-22.