The ambassador made the remarks in an interview with the Tehran Times after President Rouhani made a two-day visit to Vietnam.  

The visit will open a new chapter in bilateral ties, according to the Vietnamese diplomat.

In what follows, a transcript of the interview has been given. 

Q) What is your general impression of the visit? 

A) Great success. The visit by Vietnam president Truong Tan Sang's visit to Iran this March and the present visit to Vietnam by President Rouhani will mark the new page of the relations between Iran and Vietnam.

Our two countries' economies are complimentary and therefore there is a big room for cooperation. There is no limit for the cooperation between the two countries

Q) What is the importance of the visit politically and economically? 

A) Politically, within 7 months the visits by the two presidents show commitments by our leaders to promote relations between our two countries. Economically, the visits help the businessmen from the two countries be confident of both governments' support for their cooperation. That is a very important factoThe Vietnamese ambassador to Tehran says, “Our two countries' economies are complimentary and therefore there is a big room for cooperation. There is no limit for the cooperation between the two countries.”r for the development of economic relations between Vietnam and Iran. The two governments also commit in building the legal framework facilitating the trade and investment between the two countries.

Q) What documents were finalized during the visit? 

A) During the visit the two sides signed two agreements: agreement on waiving visa for official passports and MOU on cooperation in the fields of Information and Communication. Though the number of agreements is modest but their importance is not limited. Firstly, the start of cooperation process is always difficult and therefore it is of great importance, breaking the ice of lacked understanding between the two countries. Every start is important. Secondly, these two documents facilitate the exchange of visits between officials of two countries as well as open cooperation in a very important field: communication. President Rouhani is absolutely correct mentioning that communication could be a breaking point in our bilateral cooperation.

President Rouhani shakes hands with Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach in Hanoi 

Q) Did the top executive officials exchange views on any long-term plan to expand bilateral ties? 

A) Our two countries' economies are complimentary and therefore there is a big room for cooperation. There is no limit for the cooperation between the two countries.

Q) Iran and Vietnam both are home to numerous tourist attractions. How do you see the prospect of cooperation in the sector? 

Tourism is surely a focus in cooperation between Vietnam and Iran. The landscapes and cultures of Vietnam and Iran are different and therefore raise big interest from both side to visit each other. Tourism also increases cooperation in other fields as the more people travel to each other the more opportunities of cooperation between Vietnam and Iran will be discovered and realized by our people. Let's work together for our close cooperation and for our future

AK/PA