Vietnam and Tuvalu establish diplomatic relations
WVR - Vietnam becomes one of the few countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with all United Nations member states.
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| Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor, and Trade Paulson Panapa sign the Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Photo: Hoang Hong) |
On the afternoon of September 24 (local time), at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York, Party Central Committee Secretary and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Tuvalu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor, and Trade Paulson Panapa signed the Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Tuvalu.
With the signing of this Joint Communiqué, Vietnam becomes one of the few countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with all United Nations member states (currently 193 members).
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| Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor, and Trade Paulson Panapa. (Photo: Hoang Hong) |
Following the signing ceremony, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung and Tuvalu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor, and Trade Paulson Panapa discussed directions to promote relations in the coming time.
Both sides affirmed that today's signing of the Joint Communiqué is a historic milestone, laying the foundation for cooperative relations between the two countries. They agreed to continue discussions to promote specific cooperative activities in areas where both sides have potential, such as marine economy, tourism, and education. They also agreed to closely coordinate at multilateral forums where both countries are members.
On this occasion, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung invited Tuvalu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor, and Trade Paulson Panapa to visit Vietnam; Minister Paulson Panapa gladly accepted the invitation.
| Tuvalu is a small island nation in the South Pacific, operating under a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, where the British Monarch is the head of state, represented by a Governor-General, and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Tuvalu's economy is small and vulnerable to climate change. Its main economic activities include fishing (particularly tuna) and cultivating food crops. Tuvalu is a member of the United Nations, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth of Nations, and several Pacific regional organizations such as the Pacific Community Secretariat and the Pacific Islands Forum. Before establishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam, Tuvalu had diplomatic ties with 123 countries, including six ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia). |
