Peruvian Ambassador to Vietnam Augusto Morelli (Photo: VNA) During a recentinterview with Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Hanoi, the ambassador statedthat the implementation of the door-opening policy and the “Doi Moi” (Renewal)cause over the past 35 years has created an impetus for the country’ssustainable growth and economic development.
Regarding Vietnam’sefforts in COVID-19 prevention and combat, the diplomat said Vietnam does notstand alone in the fight, as it is a global issue. Agencies of both Peru and Vietnamhave rolled out various measures to minimise the adverse impact of the pandemicand speed up vaccination programmes.
He also laid stress onthe significance of efforts made in economic recovery as well as the balancebetween economic development and public health care.
Because both Peru andVietnam are emerging economies, the two need to bolster multilateralism and globalisation,thereby ensuring each country’s engagement in the global supply chain, Morelliunderlined.
On such basis, the twocountries welcome practical cooperation frameworks, including the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) forum which Vietnam and Peru joined in 1998; andthe Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP), a large integration mechanism that enables the two economies to expandmarkets.
The ambassador alsonoted that Peru and Vietnam share numerous similarities in economic trends,adding that globalisation and trade exchange are among factors helping thecountries sustain and bolster growth.
He took the occasionto extend his congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President NguyenPhu Trong on his re-election as General Secretary of the 13th-tenure CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
The Peruvian diplomatspoke highly of determination and tenacity of Vietnam’s Party and State inupholding and building on achievements during the implementation of regulationsand policies outlined by the country’s leaders./.
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