Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa paid a courtesy call on President of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais Agustinho Patrus. (Photo courtesy of Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil) Hanoi (VNA) – Representatives of the administrationof Brazil's Minas Gerais state invited Vietnamese firms to participate in the International Coffee Weekfrom November 16-18 and the Security & Defence Exhibition slated forNovember in Belo Horizonte city.
They offered the invitationduring a working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa,who paid a working visit to the state from September 11-15.
During the visit, Hoa paid acourtesy call on President of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais AgustinhoPatrus, during which both sides agreed to continue working closely together toboost trade in coffee and other key products of the two countries.
The ambassador was alsoawarded with a medal of honour in recognition of her contributions tostrengthening ties with Minas Gerais state. The award ceremony was held in Diamantinacity, hometown of the late Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek on the occasionof his 120th birthday anniversary.
Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa worked with leaders of Minas Gerais state. (Photo courtesy of Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil) On the occasion, Hoa alsoreceived an award presented by Minas Gerais tourismnewspaper in honour of her efforts to introduce Vietnam’s tourism.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, Hoapresented a decision appointing João Alexandreas Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states, making him the first holding this position in Brazil.
As Director of the Juscelino Kubitschek Institute for Political and Socio-Economic Studies,he was credited for promoting multifaceted ties between Vietnam and Brazil,especially naming a major road in Minas Gerais as the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, which is part of the Pampulha Modern Emsemble recognised by the UNESCOas a World Heritage in 2016./.
