Deputy FM Le Anh Tuan receives Non-Resident African Ambassadors to Vietnam
WVR - On the afternoon of December 12, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan met with Ambassadors and representatives from the Embassies of non-resident African countries in Vietnam, including Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan met with ambassadors and representatives from the embassies of non-resident African countries in Vietnam, including Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
Congratulating the heads of diplomatic missions on presenting their credentials to President Lương Cường this afternoon, Deputy Minister Lê Anh Tuấn expressed confidence that with their experience, enthusiasm, dynamism, and affection for Vietnam, the ambassadors will effectively fulfill their roles as envoys, bridging the gap between the people of Vietnam and Africa, promoting comprehensive cooperation that meets the expectations of leaders and citizens on both sides. The Deputy Minister affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to support and facilitate the ambassadors in successfully carrying out their missions to promote bilateral relations in the coming time.
Expressing delight at the significant development achievements of Africa, including the ambassadors' countries, Deputy Minister Lê Anh Tuấn is confident that African nations, along with the African Union (AU), will increasingly have a voice and important position in regional and international forums, contributing more to building a fair, integrated, and prosperous world.
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| During the meeting, the Deputy Minister affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to support and facilitate the ambassadors in successfully carrying out their missions to promote bilateral relations in the coming time. |
Pleased to see that despite geographical distance, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and African countries continues to be nurtured by leaders and citizens on both sides, achieving encouraging results that benefit both parties, the Deputy Minister also expressed Vietnam's pride in its strengths and experiences, especially in agriculture, telecommunications, and education, always ready to share challenges and make practical contributions to the Agenda 2063 that African countries are striving to implement.
Affirming that deepening the traditional friendly cooperative relationship with African friends is always a priority in Vietnam's foreign policy, the Deputy Minister reviewed a series of recent high-level visits from both sides and was pleased to see these visits have been successful, opening up many new opportunities for cooperation in politics-diplomacy, trade, and investment. On this occasion, the Deputy Minister thanked the support and trust of African nations at multilateral forums and international organizations, especially at the United Nations in recent times.
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| The Deputy Minister affirmed that deepening the traditional friendly cooperative relationship with African friends is always a priority in Vietnam's foreign policy. |
Regarding the economic field, the Deputy Minister noted that there is great potential to enhance cooperation in economics, trade, and investment compared to the scale and growth rate of both sides. Congratulating the ambassadors on their effective exchanges and interactions with major Vietnamese enterprises interested in cooperating with Africa at the "Meet Africa 2025" event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 11, the Deputy Foreign Minister is confident that with effective measures, policies, and cooperation mechanisms, both sides can better exploit the existing potential and strengths in the future.
During the meeting, the non-resident African ambassadors expressed gratitude for the warm and respectful reception by leaders and the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in organizing the credential presentation ceremony. They admired Vietnam's remarkable socio-economic development and its role and position in the region and the world, especially after 40 years of Doi Moi (renewal), and noted that many African countries consider Vietnam a model for development and integration to learn from. On this occasion, the Ambassadors emphasized the need to further strengthen the good cooperative friendship through high-level delegation exchanges and the implementation of commitments made in recent times, hoping Vietnam will continue to support African countries in agricultural development, ensuring food security, and enhancing cooperation in potential-rich fields such as trade, investment, mining, infrastructure construction, aviation, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges, as well as continue to support each other more at multilateral forums and mechanisms in the future.
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| On the same day, the Ambassadors had effective exchanges and interactions with major Vietnamese enterprises interested in cooperating with Africa at the "Meet Africa 2025" event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
