Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, and International Cooperation Albert Ramdin. (Photo: baoquote.vn) As part of her stay in Suriname from July 11-15, the Vietnamese ambassador toBrazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana and Suriname met with Minister of ForeignAffairs, International Business, and International Cooperation Albert Ramdin,who highlighted the close ties between the two countries, and lauded Vietnamfor its achievements as well as its role in the international community.
Suriname will alwayssupport Vietnam at international forums, while promoting all-level delegationexchanges with the country in the time ahead, he said.
Minister ofAgriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Permanand Sewdien hailed Vietnam’s developmentachievements, especially in the export of tea, coffee, pepper and rice.
Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Permanand Sewdien. (Photo: baoquocte.vn) Minister of Economic Affairs,Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation RishmaKuldipSingh expressed her hope for cooperation mechanisms, particularly inagriculture, saying the Suriname always calls on foreign communities, includingVietnamese, to invest in the country.
For her part, Hoaaffirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the friendship and multi-facetedcooperation with Latin American nations, including Suriname. Therefore, it is necessaryto maintain coordination and mutual support, especially in post COVID-19economic recovery, she said.
The diplomat suggested the two sides roll out such mechanisms as political consultation, andsign an agreement on sending Vietnamese workers in the fields ofconstruction and fishery to Suriname.
On this occasion, representatives of the Vietnamese community in Suriname had a dialoguewith Minister Sewdien and other high-ranking government officials to learn about the host country’s legal procedures and investment policies.
Participants at the dialogue in a group photo. (Photo: VNA) VNA
