State President Nguyen Minh Triet on February 7 cabled a message of greetings to Dr. Asha Rose Migiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania, on her appointment as Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations.

Also on February 7, President Triet extended congratulations to John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana, over his election as President of the African Union (AU).