Meeting marks Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties

Addressing the function, RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Ha Chan Ho expresses his pleasure at the constant development of the multifaceted cooperation between the two countries over the past 20 years.

Bilateral trade reached US$18.6 billion in 2011 and is expected to exceed US$20 billion this year, the ambassador noted, adding that people-to-people and cultural exchanges have been enhanced.

For his part, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the Vietnam-Rok Friendship Year 2012 has been a success with abundant and meaningful activities, which help promote mutual understanding and contribute to promoting the two countries’ bilateral relations, especially in politics, economics, culture and people-to-people exchanges.

Both host and guest expressed their belief that the Vietnam-RoK relationship will further develop.

They said the two sides will continue to strengthen their strategic cooperative partnership in the coming time, contributing to each country’s prosperity, and to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.