Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) in a group photo with 16 ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies who are going to take up missions abroad. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 4 for 16 ambassadors andheads of Vietnamese representative offices who are going to take up missionsabroad.
The PM said representative offices abroad havean important role in promoting cooperation activities in politics, diplomacy, economy,culture and tourism.
Therefore, besides intensifying political anddiplomatic collaboration, heads of representative offices abroad must payspecial attention to promoting economic and trade cooperation, he said.
PM Phuc asked the diplomats to giverecommendations to the Party, State and relevant agencies about issues relatedto boosting production, export and trade exchanges.
The PM also noted the need to help overseasVietnamese keep the traditional culture and promote the teaching and learning ofVietnamese language.
For their part, the ambassadors and heads of overseasrepresentative offices pledged to do their utmost to step up multi-facetedcooperation between Vietnam and other countries./.