President receives new foreign ambassadors

At a reception for Tanzanian ambassador Philip Sangka Marno, Sang affirmed that Vietnam is willing to serve as a bridge for Tanzania to penetrate the ASEAN market.

The ambassador said that the Tanzanian President plans to visit Vietnam in the near future, adding that the high-ranking visits show Tanzania ’s due attention to Vietnam . He also confirmed that Tanzania is ready  to bring the two countries’ relations to a higher level.

Meeting with the Kyrgyz ambassador Duishonkul Chotonov, Sang said their time-honoured friendship  is a solid foundation  for raising bilateral ties.

Vietnam places importance on traditional friendship, including with Kyrgyzstan, Sang said.

Receiving Serbian Ambassador Jovan Jovanovic, Sang told him of Vietnam’s willingness to cooperate with Serbia in boosting bilateral trade.

Jovanovic said Serbia is keen to promote cooperation with Vietnam in policy making and parliamentary activities. He vowed to support Vietnam’s bid for membership of the UN agencies.

While receiving the Ambassador of Botswana Sasara Chasala George, Sang said Vietnam stands ready to share experiences in agriculture, health care and information technology with the African country.

In praise of Vietnam’s achievements in poverty reduction, agriculture, food production and social welfare, the diplomat said he hopes Vietnam will share its knowledge with Botswana in these fields.

Talking to the ambassador of San Marino Masisino Ferdinandi, Sang expressed his belief that through San Marino , more Vietnamese goods will be able to enter the European markets. He also said Vietnam is ready to increase cooperation with the European country.

Ferdinandi agreed that the two countries need to accelerate the completion of a framework agreement to facilitate bilateral cooperation. He noted that San Marino supports Vietnam’s efforts to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure.

At a meeting with the Ambassador of Ecuador Lurdep P. Puma, the President said along with increased ties in politics, diplomacy, culture and society, expansion of bilateral trade cooperation is a field of priority.

The Ecuadorian diplomat spoke of her President’s visit to Vietnam next year, and that the Ecuador State welcomes Sang to their country.

The Ambassador of Bahrain Adel Yousif Sater stressed that the two countries possess cooperation opportunities, especially in labour and employment, as many Vietnamese workers are already employed in the Gulf region.

Welcoming Colombian Ambassador Rodrigo Querubin Londono, Sang affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to relations with Latin American countries, including Colombia.

The President also conveyed his invitation to the Colombian President to visit Vietnam in the future.