Hungarian leader hails Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements

Hungarian President János Áder congratulated Vietnam on impressive achievements in socio-economic development and international integration that the country has gained in recent years during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao, who presented her credentials to the host leader on July 9.
Hungarian leader hails Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao presents her credentials to Hungarian President János Áder on July 9 (Photo: VNA)
Budapest (VNA) – Hungarian President János Áder congratulated Vietnam on impressive achievements in socio-economicdevelopment and international integration that the country has gained in recentyears during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao, whopresented her credentials to the host leader on July 9.

The President affirmed that the State and Governmentof Hungary is willing to support Ambassador Thao to complete her missionsduring her working tenure, thus contributing to strengthening thetraditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

He briefed the Vietnamese diplomat on the agenda of the Planet Budapest 2021Sustainability Expo and Summit that Hungary will host later this year,while sharing his country’s experience in combating COVID-19 pandemic,especially in conducting vaccination programme.

For her part, Thao highlighted the strong and dynamic growth of theVietnam-Hungary ties thanks to mutual understanding and trust as well aseffective cooperation in all fields as well as in both bilateral matters andregional and international issues of shared concern.

She pledged that she will work hard to complete her tasksand make contributions to the promotion of partnership between the twocountries.
  
The same day, the Vietnamese diplomat laid flowers at Hero Square in Budapest,an iconic statue complex featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars andother important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone ofHeroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers./.
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