Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnam’s new Ambassador toArgentina Duong Quoc Thanh on November 20 had meetings with Vice President ofSolidario Party (PSOL) Julia Perie, and President of the Argentina- VietnamCultural Institute (ICAV) Poldi Sosa to discuss measures to strengthenbilateral collaboration.
The Vietnamese diplomat thanked Julia Perie and Poldi Sosafor their initiatives to promote cooperation between the two nations throughactivities of the Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarian group at theArgentine Chamber of Deputies, as well as ICAV members.
Thanks to Poldi Sosa and ICAV’s work, more Argentine peoplehave deeper understanding of Vietnam’s history, culture and people. He alsonoted that Julia Perie has organized many conferences and meetings about Vietnam, asking her to persuade otherparliamentarians to support Vietnam.
Julia Perie and Poldi Sosa, for their parts, expressed theiradmiration at the Vietnamese people’s will and fortitude in its struggle fornational independence in the past and national construction and developmentcause nowadays.
They lauded Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, and saidthey were impressed by the country’s success in COVID-19 prevention and control.
Poldi Solsa hoped the Vietnamese Embassy and the ICAV will boostcollaboration to popularise Vietnamese history and culture in Argentina.
Meanwhile, Julia Perie said besides implementing agreementsbetween the two nations’ high-ranking leaders in several sectors, both sidesshould sharpen focus on academics and cultural exchange.
The two sides should also promote cooperation in tourism,particularly working on the collaborative contents between Vietnam’s Quang Ninhand Misiones province of Argentina, which both manage UNESCO - recognisednatural heritages, she said, underlining that both sides hold huge potentialfor expanding their cooperation. /.
