Former RoK Ambassador to Vietnam honoured with Friendship Order
The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a ceremony on June 8 to present Vietnam’s Friendship Order to former RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk in recognition of his great contribution to the friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the RoK.
Addressing the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung praised the work of the RoK diplomat in promoting economic, trade-investment, scientific-technological and labour ties between the two countries.
He particularly hailed his role in organizing activities to mark the 25th anniversary of bilateral foreign relationship.
As Secretary General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre during 2018-2021, Lee Hyuk actively organized activities to enhance the RoK-Vietnam ties in the framework of ASEAN and RoK-ASEAN ties.
For his part, Lee Hyuk pledged to continue contributing to the development of RoK-Vietnam relations in his various positions, including Vice Chairman of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Association.
The Friendship Order is a noble distinction of the Vietnamese State conferred on foreigners who made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world.
