Senegal

Vietnam and Senegal will complete the necessary legal steps to ink a number of agreements to boost bilateral trade and investment.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Senegal Nguyen Thanh Vinh has presented his credentials to President of the host country Macky Sall, who said he expects stronger cooperation with Vietnam in various aspects.

Vietnam’s current position in the region shows that the countries is attached to peace and it is not by chance that Vietnam is selected and supported by countries in the region as the only candidate for election to the United Nations Security Council this time, according to a high-ranking Senegal diplomat.

A trade promotion programme was held in Senegal by the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria and Senegal from December 2-8 to boost trade relations between the two nations.

Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam has made an official visit to Senegal as a special envoy of the President.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors to Vietnam in Hanoi on March 8, during which he called for the diplomats’ greater efforts to broaden bilateral wide-ranging cooperation.

Vietnam wants to develop further friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Senegal, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria and Senegal Pham Quoc Tru.

Vietnam is to suspend the import of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) from Senegal due to the product’s contamination with insects subject to Vietnam’s plant quarantine.

Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Africa has been growing at a gradual pace and is expected to climb 4-5 percent this year.