Eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements were signed between Sri Lanka and Vietnam at the Presidential Secretariat today (October 14).

The MoUs were signed following bilateral talks between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Vietnamese counterpart, Truong Tan Sang, who is currently on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

The MoUs signed are as follows:

1. Memorandum of understanding on Political Consultations was signed by the Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peris and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Hon. Doan Xuan Hung.

2. Memorandum of understanding on Cooperation between Ministry of Finance and Planning of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam was signed by the Senior Minister of International Monetary Cooperation, Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Minister of Finance of Vietnam, Prof. Dr. Vuong Dinh Hue.

3. Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam was signed by the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Le Duong Quang.

4. Agreement on Educational Cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam was signed by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Nandimithra Ekanayake and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Doan Xuan Hung.

5. Memorandum of understanding on Cooperation between the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam on Petroleum Sector was signed by the Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga and the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of Vietnam, Le Duong Quang.

6. Memorandum of understanding on Defense Cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam was signed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lt. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

7. Memorandum of understanding on Two Way Investment Promotion Cooperation between Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and the Foreign Investment Agency of Vietnam was signed by Chairman/Director General, Board of Investment, M.M.C. Ferdinando and Director General Foreign Investment Agency of Vietnam, Do Nhat Hoang.

8. TERM Gasoil Sales Agreement, No. 01-GO/PVOSN-CPC/2011 was signed by the Chairman, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, B.H.S. Jayawardena and the Managing Director, P.V. Oil (Singapore) Pvt.Ltd, Mrs. Hoang Tai Minh Nguyet.