New General Director of the WTO Dr. Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le ThiThu Hang has said as a responsible member of the World Trade Organisation(WTO), Vietnam supports the open, transparent and rules-based multilateralsystem and appreciates the WTO’s central role.
At the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference held onlineon February 25, Hang said Vietnam congratulates Dr. Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala onbecoming new General Director of the WTO.
With experience and knowledge on finance and trade, thenew General Director will succeed in leading the WTO, thus making activecontributions to the global trade system, she said.
She added that Vietnam will work closely with the GeneralDirector and other members to make effective contributions to the WTO’sactivities, thus effectively stepping up its reform process.
About the UK Embassy’s warning on its facebook about the increasingnumber of attack cases against foreigners in Hanoi, the spokeswoman said theForeign Ministry’s Consular Department discussed with the embassy in Hanoi to clarify the warning. The ministry also worked with the Vietnamese authorities toverify information and jointly dealt with the issue.
Vietnam always pays attention to ensuring security, socialsafety and order for domestic citizens as well as foreigners living, studying andworking in the country, thus discovering and seriously punishing violators oflegal regulations, she affirmed./.
