Hanoi, April 9 -- State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 9 for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is paying a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

Welcoming PM Sanchez and the high-level Spanish delegation, President Cuong praised the significance of the visit, the first by a head of the Spanish government since the two countries established diplomatic ties. He expressed his confidence that the visit will usher in a new chapter in the bilateral relations, thus developing the Vietnam-Spain strategic partnership in a more substantive and effective manner, meeting the aspirations and interests of their people and for peace and cooperation in the region and in the world.

President Cuong affirmed that the Vie...