Party chief meets ASEAN ambassadors on Lunar New Year

ABO/NDO - General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception on February 23 for ambassadors and charges d’affaires of nine ASEAN countries on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and ASEAN ambassadors

The ASEAN diplomats congratulated Vietnam on its great socio-economic development and diplomatic achievements in 2017, particularly the successful hosting of the APEC Summit in Da Nang.

They said they believe that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam will record greater achievements in 2018 and following years.

They also informed the host of the positive development of relations between Vietnam and each ASEAN member country, vowing to do their utmost to further enhance the friendship and cooperation with Vietnam.

For his part, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attributed the achievements Vietnam made in 2017 to the peaceful and stable environment in the region as well as the effective cooperation and assistance of the international community, including ASEAN countries.

Applauding this year’s theme of “Resilient and Innovative ASEAN” initiated by Singapore as ASEAN Chair, the Party chief expressed his belief that with the joint efforts of member states, ASEAN will continue to make important progresses, enhance intra-bloc solidarity and cooperation, expand relations with external partners, and foster common development goals.

(Source: NDO)