Hanoi, July 30 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet has paid a working visit to Varna - Bulgaria's leading maritime economic and shipbuilding hub, highlighting the countries' significant potential for cooperation in the maritime sector.

During the visit on July 24-25, Nguyet came to the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy and had a working session with its Director Rear Admiral Kalin Kalinov.

Nguyet cited Bulgarian Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov as saying at a meeting with the Vietnamese ambassador on July 11 that the Bulgarian side wishes to enhance defence ties with Vietnam. She suggested several cooperation directions, including establishing a defence policy dialogue mechanism and promoting academic and experi...