HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it regretted a U.S. decision to sanction a Vietnamese company relating to the transport of petroleum products from Iran.
“Trade relation between Vietnam and Iran are transparent and lawful,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told a daily press briefing.
Hang said Vietnam fully observed United Nations resolutions and handled any violations accordingly.
(Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; Editing by Ed Davies)
