Deputy FM works with diplomats of Morocco, Switzerland, Senegal
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang said he hopes National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man's upcoming trip will achieve substantive results, especially in trade, investment, agriculture, sustainable development, and innovation, and create a premise to deepen bilateral relations between Vietnam and the three countries.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang (R) receives Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam Thomas Gass on July 18. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang received Ambassadors of Morocco and Switzerland to Vietnam, Jamale Chouaibi and Thomas Gass, and held a phone conversation with Ambassador of Senegal to Malaysia and Vietnam Abdoulaye Barro, on July 18.
The Vietnamese official expressed his delight at the fruitful development in the bilateral relations between Vietnam and the countries across various fields in recent times. He praised the coordination, preparation, and support of the diplomats for the upcoming working trip of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to attend the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland. During the July 22-30 trip, Man will also conduct bilateral activities in Switzerland and make official visits to Morocco and Senegal.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang (R) receives Ambassador of Morocco to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi. (Photo: VNA)
Giang affirmed that the top legislator’s working trip demonstrates Vietnam's respect for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), as well as the traditional cooperative relations with Senegal, Morocco, and Switzerland, which are members of the Francophonie Community.
Giang said he hopes the trip will achieve substantive results, especially in trade, investment, agriculture, sustainable development, and innovation, and create a premise to deepen bilateral relations between Vietnam and the three countries. These efforts will bring practical benefits to each country and contribute to peace, stability, and development in the region and globally.
He called on the diplomats to continue to promote and closely coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NA agencies, and other relevant ministries and sectors to ensure the success of the visit.
Sharing Giang's views, the ambassadors affirmed that Senegal, Morocco, and Switzerland attach importance to the Vietnamese top legislator’s working trip.
They expressed their belief that the visit will mark a new milestone in relations between Vietnam and the countries, and open up new cooperation opportunities, contributing to promoting exchanges between their localities.
The diplomats agreed to continue closely coordinating with Vietnamese agencies and units to carefully prepare for and ensure the success of the trip./.
Set against the backdrop of major political and economic developments in both nations, this visit is poised to open up new cooperation opportunities, said Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Quoc Khanh.
The top legislator will attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland, engage in bilateral activities there, and pay official visits to Morocco and Senegal from July 22 to 30.
In 2024, the cooperation between Vietnam and Morocco recorded significant progress marked by a series of official visits aimed at enhancing friendship and collaboration in various fields, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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