Party official meets South Sudanese Vice President

Vietnam will maintain its active contributions to UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan, said Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, during his meeting with the African country’s Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior in New York on September 23 (local time).
Party official meets South Sudanese Vice President ảnh 1Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) - Vietnam will maintain its active contributionsto UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan, said Phan Dinh Trac, Politburomember, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, during his meeting withthe African country’s Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior in New York onSeptember 23 (local time).

This is the highest-level meeting between the leaders of theVietnamese Party and South Sudan since the two countries established diplomaticrelations in February 2019.

Trac appreciated the progress in the two countries'relations since the establishment of the diplomatic ties, which, he said, helpscreate an important foundation to promote multifaceted cooperation at bilateraland multilateral levels.

He congratulated South Sudan’s Government and people ontheir achievements in the transition process, believing that relevant parties willcontinue to well implement the 2018 Peace Agreement, thus bringing aboutlong-lasting peace, stability and development to the country.

Party official meets South Sudanese Vice President ảnh 2Officers and soldiers of Vietnam's second level-2 field hospital joining peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (Photo: VNA)
He also expressed his hope that the South Sudanese Governmentcontinues to create favourable conditions for operations of and ensure securityand safety for Vietnamese soldiers participating in peacekeeping forces in thenation.

The Vietnamese official informed the South SudanesePresident of the main achievements that Vietnam has achieved in the Doi Moi (Renewal)cause over the past 35 years and the main outcomes of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.He shared experience in implementing Vietnam's foreign policy of independence,self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations, and emphasised the roleof the Party's external relations in creating an important political foundationto stabilise, expand and tighten Vietnam's bilateral relations with othercountries.

Vice President Rebecca conveyed greetings and thanks from PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit for the support of the Vietnamese Party, Government andpeople over the past time; and appreciated Vietnam's role as a non-permanentmember of the UN Security Council in contribution to South Sudan's peace.

She noted that South Sudan wishes to strengthen and expand diplomaticrelations with all countries, including Vietnam, and continue to receive assistancefrom the international community.

She also expressed her deep impression on the image of asuccessfully transformed Vietnam, affirming that South Sudan will learn fromVietnam's development experience in many fields such as economy, trade,agriculture and health./.
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