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Greek diplomat honoured with friendship insignia

Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Georgios Stilianopoulos has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in recognition of his contributions to promoting the bilateral relations.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Phan Anh Son (right) presents the honour to Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Georgios Stilianopoulos at the ceremony in Hanoi on October 15. (Photo: VNA)
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Phan Anh Son (right) presents the honour to Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Georgios Stilianopoulos at the ceremony in Hanoi on October 15. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Georgios Stilianopoulos has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in recognition of his contributions to promoting the bilateral relations.

Addressing the ceremony in Hanoi on October 15, VUFO President Phan Anh Son applauded the diplomat for his contributions to strengthening multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.

The ambassador and the Embassy connected and coordinated with Vietnamese agencies to successfully organise visits and all-level exchanges between the two countries, especially the official visit to Vietnam by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in May 2022, Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias’s trip to the Southeast Asian country in August 2022, and the official visit to Greece by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in November 2021.

Education, healthcare, sports, labour, and maritime sector cooperation activities were also strengthened during his tenure, which was noted by the President.

The diplomat has also actively promoted the export of high-quality agricultural products from Greece to Vietnam, and sped up the signing of a MoU on migration and labour mobility between the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) of Vietnam.

Son expressed is wishes that Stilianopoulos, in any position, will continue to contribute to strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

Expressing his honour to serve as the Greek Ambassador to Vietnam, Stilianopoulos emphasised that, as one of the countries that ratified the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA), Greece supported the prompt approval of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and ratified the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

He hoped Vietnam will strengthen relations with the EU, and expected Greece to be a gateway for Vietnamese goods to enter member countries of the union.

He took the occasion to thank the VUFO and competent Vietnamese agencies and partners for their effective support and cooperation, affirming that he will do his best to further foster bilateral relations./.

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