AmbassadorPark made his statement at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung in Hanoi on Feb. 8 on the occasion of his new appointment.
Thediplomat said he was recently appointed as RoK Deputy Foreign Ministerafter taking office in Vietnam as an ambassador nine months ago.
While in the Southeast Asian nation, he promoted bilateral cooperation, especially in trade and investment.
Heurged the Vietnamese Government to continue creating conditions for RoKfirms’ long-term investment and increase cooperation in education andtraining.
Prime Minister Dung highly valued Ambassador Park’s contribution to promoting the Vietnam-RoK strategic cooperationpartnership in all areas, particularly in trade, investment, labour andeducation-training.
In 2010, two-way trade rose by 25 percent, PMDung said, adding the RoK is Vietnam ’s second largest investor witha total capital of 23 billion USD.
Potential for bilateralcooperation is high, he said, urging the two countries to closely workto bring practical benefits for both sides.
He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy to join efforts with the RoK to boost cooperationin areas, for goals of equal cooperation, mutual benefit, contributingto peace, stability and development for the region.
The PM alsoaffirmed the creation of favourable conditions for RoK firms investingin Vietnam and urged the RoK to continue its official developmentassistance for Vietnam, especially projects set by both sides, andfacilitate Vietnamese to work in the northeast Asian country./.