Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to UkraineNguyen Anh Tuan joined a working lunch of three ambassadors from ASEANcountries and Yevhen Pikalov, DirectorateGeneral for the Asia-Pacific Region at the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairsin Moscow on November 17.
Participantsdiscussed the establishment of an ASEAN Centre and ASEAN Committee in Ukraine.They also bid farewell to Ambassador Tuan who returned to Vietnam on November18.
Pikalov underlinedthat the formation of the ASEAN Centre and ASEAN Committee is an important stepin the plan to expand the relationship between Ukraine and the association,with an effective information channel to promote the image of ASEAN and strengthenthe cultural and academic exchange between Ukraine and the ASEAN.
The Ukraine Ministryof Foreign Affairs lauded the initiative and proposed that the ambassadorscontinue to coordinate with the ministry in implementing the initiatives tofurther promote bilateral ties.
The ambassadorshowed their delight at the positive outlook of the partnership between theASEAN and Ukraine, saying that they had consulted relevant agencies of theircountry and the ASEAN Secretariat to speed up the implementation of Ukraine’sinitiatives.
They agreed withPikalov on the next steps in the roadmap of building an ASEAN Centre at TarasSchevchenko University.
Pikalov and ASEANambassadors congratulated Vietnam on successfully performing the role of ASEANChair in 2020, with the signing of the Regional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP).
At the same time,Pikalov also recognised contributions of Ambassador Tuan to the promotion ofrelationship between Ukraine and the ASEAN as well as Vietnam.
Ambassador Tuanthanked Pikalov and ASEAN ambassadors for coordinating and supporting him tocomplete his tasks, while pledging to continue to make contributions to thefriendship between Vietnam, the ASEAN and Ukraine./.
