President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts foreign ambassadors

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 16 held separate meetings with ambassadors of New Zealand, Argentina, Pakistan and Romania who came to present their credentials.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts foreign ambassadors ảnh 1President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Ambassador of New Zealand Tredene Cherie Dobson (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 16 held separate meetings with ambassadorsof New Zealand, Argentina, Pakistan and Romania who came to present their credentials.

At a reception for Ambassadorof New Zealand Tredene Cherie Dobson, the President said he hopes that theambassador will raise initiatives to promote cooperation between the twocountries in the time ahead, especially when the bilateralrelationship is developing intensively and extensively in the spirit of the strategicpartnership.

He called on NewZealand to share its experience in COVID-19 combat, and suggested the two sidesstep up high-level visits after the pandemic is put under control.

The two countriesalso should foster trade ties, particularly the export of fruits, Phuc said, suggestingNew Zealand further assist Vietnam in education, especially English languageteaching.
 
Vietnam wishes to tightencoordination with New Zealand and relevant parties in realising theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) andaccelerating the ratification and implementation of the Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP) in the coming time, he added.

The ambassadorpledged to make every effort to contribute to strengthening the bilateralrelations, and support Vietnamese firms to access the New Zealand market.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts foreign ambassadors ảnh 2President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) and Argentina’s Ambassador Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino (Photo: VNA)
Meeting with Argentina’sAmbassador Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino, Phuc wished that the twocountries will enhance all-level delegation exchanges and bring into full play dialogue and cooperation mechanisms to advance the bilateral comprehensive partnership to a newhigh.

The President calledfor joint efforts to press ahead with negotiations of a free trade agreement betweenVietnam and the SouthernCommon Market (Mercosur), and suggested both sides maintain theirmutual support and cooperation at multilateral forums.

The ambassador saidhe hopes to coordinate with Vietnamese agencies to elevate the bilateral tiesto a new level.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts foreign ambassadors ảnh 3President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) and Pakistani Ambassador Samina Mehtab (Photo: VNA)
At a meeting withPakistani Ambassador Samina Mehtab, the State leader expressed his hope that the diplomatwill have measures to forge economic and trade ties between the two sides.

Vietnam and Pakistanshould optimise their strengths and beef up cooperation in trade, whiletightening their collaboration at regional and multilateral forums, thePresident suggested.

Mehtab said she hopesthat Vietnam would serve as a bridge between Pakistan and ASEAN, and the two countries will intensify tourism cooperation.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts foreign ambassadors ảnh 4President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) and Romanian Ambassador Cristina Romila (Photo: VNA)
Receiving RomanianAmbassador Cristina Romila, Phuc said Vietnam always attaches importance to thetraditional friendship with Romania, and bears in mind the country’s valuablesupport during Vietnam’s struggles for national independence and national development.

He also praised Romaniafor its efforts in pushing ahead with the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) whenRomania held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Phuc asked theambassador to convey his invitation to the Romanian President to visit Vietnamat an appropriate time.

Romila, in reply,affirmed that Vietnam remains Romania’s important partner, and congratulatedthe Southeast Asian nation on its achievements in the pandemic fight./.
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