Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) hands over the Friendship Order to Hungarian Ambassador Ory Csaba on July 27. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Son appreciated Csaba’s contributionsover the last seven years to help develop the Vietnam - Hungary comprehensivepartnership in an increasingly substantive and effective manner in all fields,from politics - diplomacy, economy - trade to development cooperation, culture,education, and health care.
Highlighting significant achievementsin the bilateral ties, he noted the two countries have maintained frequent mutualvisits and meetings at all levels.
The minister also lauded new strides ineconomic, trade and investment links, asking both sides to further capitalise onadvantages created by the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to fosterbilateral trade and economic recovery in each country.
The official took this occasion to thank the ambassador and the HungarianEmbassy for promoting the Hungarian Government’s donation and transfer ofnearly 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Vietnam in the pandemic combat.
Addressing the presentation ceremony in Hanoi, Csaba expressed his honour toreceive the Friendship Order.
He appreciated the support andcooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other ministries, sectors and localitiesof Vietnam during his term.
The ambassador affirmed that heconsiders Vietnam as his second homeland and will continue working tocontribute more to the comprehensive partnership between the two nations./.
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