Vietnam treasures ties with Marshall Islands: Ambassador
WVR/VNA - Vietnam attaches much importance to the cooperation ties with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, set up on July 1, 1992, Ambassador to the Pacific Ocean country Pham Quang Hieu has affirmed.
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Presenting his credentials to the President of the host country Hilda Heine republic of the Marshall Islands, the Vietnamese diplomat expressed his hope that the two nations will intensify cooperation in the areas of trade investment, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, health care, and climate change response, among others.
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| Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu (left) presents his credentials to President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine. (Source: VNA) |
He took the occasion to congratulate Heine on her recent re-election as the President of the nation earlier this year, and the country on its successful organization of the Micronesian games on June 15-24.
He conveyed greetings from State President To Lam to her and said he wished that she would visit Vietnam soon.
The host spoke highly of the bilateral ties over the past years, saying she hopes that the two countries will continue extensive collaboration in the domains of mutual interest such as economy, fisheries, environmental protection, and prevention of global warming.
As part of his working trip in the nation from July 1 to 3, Ambassador Hieu made a courtesy call to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kalani Kaneko, during which both sides exchanged views on the bilateral cooperation in the international arena, and affirmed that they treasure the sound bilateral ties, especially the coordination, and support that they have given each other at the multilateral forums, including the UN.
Ambassador Hieu expressed his wish that the two nations would step up delegation exchanges and arrange meetings between high-ranking leaders in the coming time.
They agreed to consider the establishment of cooperation mechanisms, and signing of agreements in areas of the two nations’ strengths such as trade investment, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, and health care, among others.
Minister Kaneko hopes that the Vietnamese Government will send experts to the Marshall Islands to help it develop agriculture, health care, and tourism.
Ambassador Hieu also had a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament (Nitijela) Brenson Wase, during which the two sides reached a consensus on promoting delegation exchange to improve mutual understanding and solidarity between the two peoples.
Meeting with the Minister in Assistance to the President and Environment Bremity Lakjohn, Hieu highlighted that both nations treasure the implementation of drastic solutions to responding to climate change.
During his stay, Ambassador Hieu also had meetings with Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce Tony Muller, and director of Trade, investment and tourism office Carlos Dominick. He is scheduled to have a working session with the Honourable Consul General and visit several economic, tourism, and education establishments in the country on July 3.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
