Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined Iran's readiness to supply Vietnam with its energy and steel needs.
President Rouhani, who is on a state visit to Hanoi, made the remarks in a meeting with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday.
Rouhani emphasized that the expansion of relations with Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam, has always been Iran's top priority.
He said that lifting anti-Iran sanctions have already paved the grounds for the two countries to enhance their economic ties, adding, 'Tehran and Hanoi need to strengthen their banking relations first in order to facilitate any step toward the expansion of commercial relations, Trend reports with reference to IRNA.
