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Vietnam congratulates newly-elected leaders of South Africa

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on June 7 sent his congratulations to Cyril Ramaphosa on his election as the President of South Africa.
Vietnam congratulates newly-elected leaders of South Africa ảnh 1President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (Photo: Gallo Images)

Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on June 7sent his congratulations to Cyril Ramaphosa on his election as the President ofSouth Africa.

The sameday, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan extended hercongratulations to newly-elected Speaker of theNA of South Africa Thandi Modise.

DeputyPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh also sent hiscongratulations to Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor on her appointment as thecountry’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.

The two nations set up diplomatic relations in 1993.

South Africa retained its top position among African tradepartners of Vietnam in 2018, with bilateral trade topping 1.1 billion USD, up11.7 percent from 2017 and accounting for 16 percent of total trade betweenVietnam and African countries.-VNA
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