President presents appointment decision to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan
VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong handed over a decision appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu as Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of the Marshall Islands at a ceremony held on April 18 in Hanoi.
Deputy Minister Hieu, who is also chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, expressed his honour at receiving the appointment in the year when both nations are celebrating their 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, as well as a decade of the extensive strategic partnership.
He therefore pledged his best efforts to contribute to further strengthening bilateral ties during his term of office.
The diplomat promised to work hard in a bid to bolster linkages in infrastructure investment and hi-tech development, digital and green transformation, as well as enhancing people-to-people exchange and relations between the two countries’ localities.
Japan represents one of the country’s most important strategic partners in official development assistance (ODA), trade, and investment.
The bilateral relationship has seen constant development across multiple areas over the past few years.