President meets newly accredited foreign ambassadors

President Tran Dai Quang on October 8 hosted separate receptions for the ambassadors of France, Canada, Cyprus, Qatar, Croatia, The Gambia and Turkmenistan, who presented their credentials before taking office in Vietnam.

Receiving French Ambassador Bertrand Lortholary, President Quang pledged all possible support to the ambassador during his tenure and hoped that he would visit many Vietnamese locales to gain deep insight into the country’s socioeconomic development.

President meets newly accredited foreign ambassadors (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Lortholary said his assignment was to solidify key plans set by French President François Hollande and his Vietnamese counterpart during the former’s recent state visit to Vietnam, including developing economic and defence ties on par with bilateral political and diplomatic ties and facilitating young generations’ exchanges through French language training by opening a French Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City and a French high school in Hanoi.

Meeting Canadian Ambassador Ping Kitnikone, Quang suggested extending bilateral cooperation on science and technology, healthcare, labour, oil and gas and banking.

In a conversation with Qatari Ambassador Mohamed Ismael Al-Emadi, the Vietnamese President thanked Qatar for backing Vietnam’s bid for a seat at the UNESCO Executive Council and the UN Socioeconomic Council, as well as welcoming Vietnamese workers and students.

The Qatari Ambassador, for his part, stressed that Qatar valued its ties with Vietnam, especially in the fields of the economy, trade, investment, education and agriculture.

Meanwhile, Cypriot Ambassador Demetrios A. Theophylactou affirmed that the European country wanted to reinforce ties with Vietnam on trade and people-to-people exchanges.

The Republic of Cyprus welcomed Vietnamese labourers to the country, he said.

Ambassador Theophylactou said the two nations needed to increase liaisons at multilateral forums, adding that Cyprus pledged to support Vietnam in boosting ties with the European Union.

The host asked for support for Vietnamese businesses operating in tourism and agro-forestry processing and suggested actively discussing the agreement on bilateral labour cooperation.

In another meeting, President Quang asked Croatia to continue supporting Vietnam in running for the post of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 and member of the International Law Committee for 2017-2021.

Talking with Turkmen Ambassador Chinar Tajievna Rustamova, the Vietnamese President suggested facilitating visits to learn about cooperation opportunities in garments, footwear, farm produce, transportation infrastructure, oil and gas and construction materials.

(Source: NDO)