President Sang receives new ambassadors

President Truong Tan Sang separately received new ambassadors from Timor Leste, Oman , Sweden, the Czech Republic and New Zealand in Hanoi on November 6.
President Truong Tan Sang separately received new ambassadors from TimorLeste, Oman, Sweden, the Czech Republic and New Zealand inHanoi on November 6.

At the meeting withTimor Leste’s Ambassador Jorge Trindade Neves de Camoes, Sang saidVietnam supports the country to become an official member of ASEAN,and is willing to share experiences in economic and internationalintegration.

Sang asked the diplomat to convey his invitation to the President of Timor Leste to visit Vietnam in the near future.

The Ambassador thanked Vietnam for its support, expressing hisbelief that Timor Leste will soon become a full member of ASEAN, andconveyed his President’s invitation to Sang to visit Timor Leste.

At a reception to Oman’s Ambassador Sultan Bin Saif Hilal AlMahrooqi, the President expressed pleasure at the cooperation betweenVietnam and Oman, adding that the two countries have room forcooperation in the fields of oil and gas, trade and labour.

Vietnam will offer favourable conditions to Oman businesses operating in the host country, Sang stated.

The President also expressed his hope that Oman will supportVietnam’s membership candidacy to the United Nation’s Human RightsCouncil and Socio-Economic Council.

The Omandiplomat confirmed that his country is ready to create favourableconditions for Vietnamese firms to operate in his country, and stressedthat Vietnam’s knowledge in fishing and seafood processing would be acompetitive advantage when they invest in Oman.

While receiving Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander, Sang expressedgratitude for her country’s precious support to Vietnam in thecourse of national protection and construction.

The ambassador affirmed that Sweden will always support Vietnam’s development, saying she believes that the relations between the twocountries will develop further in the future.

Athis reception for Czech Ambassador Martin Klepetko, President Sangstressed that Vietnam is willing to act as a bridge for the CzechRepublic to enter the ASEAN market.

For his part,the ambassador affirmed that the Czech Republic is a gateway forVietnamese goods to near the EU market, and vice versa.

He also asked the two sides to create favourable conditions to raisethe two countries’ bilateral trade to a higher level.

While receiving New Zealand’s Ambassador Haike Christiaan Manning,the President expressed his wish for Vietnam and New Zealand toexpand cooperation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum andwithin the framework of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership(TPP).

Vietnam will create good conditions for the ambassador to fulfill his tenure in the country, Sang said.

Theambassador affirmed that New Zealand highly values Vietnam’s role inASEAN and highlighted New Zealand’s stance on the East Sea issues thatthe disputes must be settled on the basis of respecting internationallaw, for peace in the region and the world.-VNA

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