Hanoi, March 3 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son made several recommendations for Vietnam - Turkiye ties to grow substantively while talking over the phone with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on March 3. Son affirmed that Turkiye is a leading partner of Vietnam in the Middle East, and noted with satisfaction the recent progress in bilateral relations, especially since Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Turkiye in November 2023, with economic cooperation being a bright spot. Bilateral trade reached 2.4 billion USD in 2024, rising 10% from the previous year. Meanwhile, Turkiye remains the largest Middle Eastern investor in Vietnam, with its investment totalling 1.74 billi...