WNAM REPORT: Party General Secretary and State President To Lam received the ambassadors of Argentina, Algeria, Germany, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) who came to present their credentials on August 12.
Hosting Argentinian Ambassador Marcos Antonio Bednarski, Lam affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to further intensify the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Argentina, a partner of leading importance in Latin America.
He voiced his delight at the sustained development of bilateral relations and asked the ambassador to coordinate closely with the Vietnamese side to further promote the two countries’ friendship and all-round connections, maintain frequent high-level mutual visits and cooperation mechanisms, and perfect the legal framework for cooperation.
On the basis of the sound relations, Argentina should keep working with Vietnam to promote the launch of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the Southeast Asian nation and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), thereby creating momentum for broader economic and trade ties between the two countries, as well as between Vietnam and the South American region, he suggested.
The leader also said he believes that the ambassador will actively contribute to the countries’ friendship and cooperation, adding he will order Vietnamese ministries and sectors to coordinate with and assist the diplomat in his term in Vietnam.
Ambassador Bednarski expressed his honour to assume the duty in Vietnam amid the flourishing bilateral ties, affirming that his country’s Government attaches great importance to relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific, of which Vietnam is one of the leading partners.
Pledging all-out efforts to step up bilateral partnerships in all spheres, he stressed that Vietnam is an important trading partner of Argentina in Asia, and there remains much room for the two sides to elevate collaboration in the fields they are strong at.
