Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang, on January 25, sent a congratulatory message to George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah on his election as new President of Liberia.

Weah, a former international football star, recently won the local presidential election and was inaugurated as President of Liberia on January 22.

Vietnam and Liberia established diplomatic relations in 2016.-VNA