President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Nepal, Guatemala, the Maldives, and the Dominican Republic, who came to present their credentials, in Hanoi on March 9.
President of the Republic of Guatemala Jimmy Morales Cabrera lauded the rapid growth and increasing role of Vietnam in Asia-Pacific and the world when hosting Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and Guatemala Nguyen Hoai Duong on September 4.
President Tran Dai Quang on August 7 hosted separate receptions for the new ambassadors from Chile, the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Poland, Gambia, Uganda, Nepal, Jamaica, Guatemala and Botswana as they came to present their credentials to the State leader.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and the Republic of Guatemala Le Linh Lan has pledged to accelerate the formation of a legal framework for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
President Truong Tan Sang has extended his condolences to Guatemalan Acting President Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre over the devastating mudslide wreaking havoc.