Vietnamese President hosts former Chilean President
VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong noted his appreciation for former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s special sentiments and her contribution to promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Chile, at their meeting in Hanoi on March 27.
The Vietnamese State leader also applauded Bachelet, in her capacity as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, for her contributions to UN affairs and the international community.
The maintenance of all-level delegations is of great significance for the enhancement of cooperation between Vietnam and Chile as well as their people, he added.
For her part, Bachelet, who is in Vietnam for the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (March 25, 1971-2023), said during her stay in the Southeast Asian nation, she is set to visit the southern province of Binh Duong and the central province of Nghe An to bolster cooperation between localities of the two countries and people-to-people exchange activities.
She expressed her special sentiments for Vietnamese land and people, and her admiration for the Vietnamese people’s indomitable and resilient spirit during their past struggle for national independence.
Both Vietnam and Chile are members of the UN Human Rights Council and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which would facilitate the enhancement of the bilateral ties in the coming time, both bilaterally and multilaterally, and enable them to join hands to fulfil common goals of the international community, for peace and development, especially climate change response, she noted.
Thuong stated that Bachelet’s visit will contribute to bolstering cooperation between peoples and especially localities of the countries.
He highlighted the close ties between Vietnam and Chile despite their far geographical distance, during both Vietnam’s past struggle for national independence and its present cause of national construction and development.
He suggested both nations should take more measures to augment economic cooperation, for the sake of their businesses and people, step up collaboration at multilateral forums, and further coordinate in holding exchanges between localities and citizens in the future.