Mexican newspaper highlights Vietnam’s traditional ties with Latin American countries
Mexican newspaper NotiMass Guerrero has highlighted milestones in the traditional relationships between Vietnam and Latin American nations as well as their solidarity rooted in similarities in national liberation struggles and a shared love for freedom and peace.
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| At the welcome ceremony for State President Luong Cuong (L) at the Arturo M. Benitez International Airport in Santiago of Chile. (Photo: VNA) |
Mexican newspaper NotiMass Guerrero has highlighted milestones in the traditional relationships between Vietnam and Latin American nations as well as their solidarity rooted in similarities in national liberation struggles and a shared love for freedom and peace.
The editorial was published on the occasion of Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong's official visits to Chile and Peru and attendance at the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders' Week in Peru.
In the article, NotiMass Guerrero, one of the major dailies in southern Mexico, noted that Vietnam’s early connections with the region date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the Southeast Asian nation was still under the colonial rule, while many Latin American countries had freshly gained independence.
It recalled that during his quest for national salvation, late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh traveled extensively across the five continents, making notable stops in Martinique in the Caribbean, Uruguay, and Argentina in 1912. His visits laid the groundwork for future solidarity, friendship, and cooperation between Vietnam and Latin American nations.
According to the newspaper, Vietnam officially established diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1960, Chile in 1971, and Argentina in 1973. In the first five years after its reunification in 1975, Vietnam set up diplomatic ties with 10 more Latin American nations. This was a period during which Vietnam stood shoulder-to-shoulder with its Latin American peers in their struggles for independence, democracy, and social progress.
The Latin American side offered strong support for Vietnam in not only its admission to the United Nations in 1977, but also its post-war recovery, international integration, and efforts to counter sanctions and embargoes. Since Vietnam’s Doi Moi (renewal) process in 1986, the relations with the region have entered a new era of robust and comprehensive development. Today, the country maintains diplomatic ties with all the 33 countries in Latin America.
Regarding economic and trade relations, NotiMass Guerrero highlighted that despite global economic fluctuations, Vietnam-Latin America trade has shown impressive growth. The bilateral trade increased 67-fold to 23 billion USD in 2022 from 300 million USD in 2000.
Vietnam has implemented numerous investment projects across the 650-million-strong market, including key sectors like energy, oil and gas, and telecommunications. Meanwhile, 21 Latin American countries are running 114 projects worth approximately 671 million USD in Vietnam.
Vietnam and its Latin American partners have also been working effectively to implement trade agreements that bolster their economic, trade, and investment relations. These include the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with Vietnam, Mexico, Chile, and Peru as members, the Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement, and a trade agreement with Cuba.
(Source: VNA)
