Governor-General Ogio highly valued the friendship between Vietnamand Papua New Guinea over the past time and the achievements Vietnam hasobtained. He voiced determination to further the relations in thefields of agriculture, fisheries and tourism.
Thehead of the independent state raised the need to exchange visits ofhigh-ranking offices, especially technicians now that Vietnam’sconstruction and development model matches Papua New Guinea’s currentsituation.
He sent his thanks to VietnamesePresident Truong Tan Sang for strongly supporting his country become thehost of the APEC Summit in 2018, wishing to learn about Vietnam’sexperience in preparation for the summit.
Ambassador Nguyen Xuan Thuy, who also works as Vietnam’s Ambassador toIndonesia paid courtesy visits to Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister andMinister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, and met with Indonesian andJapanese ambassadors to the country.-VNA