Vietnam seeks to build stronger ties with Argentina

At a ceremony held on May 15 to present her credentials to Argentinean President Javier Milei, Ambassador Nguyet conveyed the regards from General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to President Milei. She also conveyed Prime Minister Chinh's thanks to President Milei for his invitation to visit Argentina this ear.

Vietnam and Argentina first established diplomatic relations on October 25, 1973 developing into comprehensive partnership in 2010.

Over the past half century, bilateral ties have seen a constant development in a multitude of fields, especially in politics, economics, trade and culture, and via all channels of Party, government, people, and diplomacy.

Both sides have maintained the exchange of high-level delegations, as well as exchanges among ministries, sectors, and localities, while effectively carrying out the political consultation mechanism between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Inter-governmental Committee.

Economic, trade, and investment co-operation has served as the foundation for long-term relations between the two nations.

In the 2004 to 2023 period, two-way trade surged by nearly 17-fold to reach US$3.45 billion in 2023. In line with this, Vietnam is currently Argentina's sixth largest trading partner and fifth biggest export market, while Argentina represents that nation’s third largest trading partner in Latin America.

Argentina has supported the country during negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) which consists of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

Later on the same day, Ambassador Nguyet laid a wreath at the statue of Argentinean hero San Martin in Buenos Aires.