Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (Source: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) fromDecember 19-21 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties.
During a reception in Seoul on December 20 for Chairman ofthe Vietnam – RoK Friendship Association Choi Young-joo, Minh suggested theassociation facilitate visits to Vietnam to boost trade, promote culturalexchange and tourism, strengthen friendship between the two countries’ people,and particularly ensure interests of Vietnamese brides in the country.
Choi vowed to do his best to popularise Vietnam, its countryand people, and serve as a bridge connecting RoK firms with partners inVietnam, contributing to pushing forward effective and practical development ofbilateral ties.
Meeting two Vietnamese Honorary Consuls General to Busan-Kyeongnamand Gwangju-Cheonam, Minh expressed his wish that they would continue workingclosely with the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK to launch practical activitiesin consular work and citizen protection as well as extend economiccollaboration between the two countries’ localities.
In a meeting with former United Nations (UN) SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon, the Vietnamese official hailed his contributions in hiscapacity as RoK Foreign Minister and UN chief, which helped develop bilateralties and deal with global challenges regarding the environment, climate change,and poverty reduction.
Ban spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements in reformprocess, peacekeeping mission and stature in ASEAN, APEC and the UN. Hecongratulated Vietnam on successfully undertaking the role as host of APEC Year2017 and expressed his willingness to work as a bridge to help Vietnam indeveloping ties with the RoK as well as in the global integration process.
The same day, the Vietnamese guest presented a certificateof merit to Chairman of the People’s Council of Seoul’s Jongno district KimBeok-dong in honour of his active and effective contributions to strengtheningbilateral ties.
Vietnam and the RoK established strategic cooperativepartnership in 2009 and signed a number of important agreements, including thebilateral free trade agreement, as well as set up many cooperation mechanismsin terms of politics, defence-security, investment and tourism.
The RoK has been the top partner of Vietnam in terms offoreign direct investment, the second in official development assistance andtourism, and among the top ones in trade.
Over 162,000 Vietnamese are living and working in the RoKwhile 150,000 Koreans are in Vietnam.-VNA
During a reception in Seoul on December 20 for Chairman ofthe Vietnam – RoK Friendship Association Choi Young-joo, Minh suggested theassociation facilitate visits to Vietnam to boost trade, promote culturalexchange and tourism, strengthen friendship between the two countries’ people,and particularly ensure interests of Vietnamese brides in the country.
Choi vowed to do his best to popularise Vietnam, its countryand people, and serve as a bridge connecting RoK firms with partners inVietnam, contributing to pushing forward effective and practical development ofbilateral ties.
Meeting two Vietnamese Honorary Consuls General to Busan-Kyeongnamand Gwangju-Cheonam, Minh expressed his wish that they would continue workingclosely with the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK to launch practical activitiesin consular work and citizen protection as well as extend economiccollaboration between the two countries’ localities.
In a meeting with former United Nations (UN) SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon, the Vietnamese official hailed his contributions in hiscapacity as RoK Foreign Minister and UN chief, which helped develop bilateralties and deal with global challenges regarding the environment, climate change,and poverty reduction.
Ban spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements in reformprocess, peacekeeping mission and stature in ASEAN, APEC and the UN. Hecongratulated Vietnam on successfully undertaking the role as host of APEC Year2017 and expressed his willingness to work as a bridge to help Vietnam indeveloping ties with the RoK as well as in the global integration process.
The same day, the Vietnamese guest presented a certificateof merit to Chairman of the People’s Council of Seoul’s Jongno district KimBeok-dong in honour of his active and effective contributions to strengtheningbilateral ties.
Vietnam and the RoK established strategic cooperativepartnership in 2009 and signed a number of important agreements, including thebilateral free trade agreement, as well as set up many cooperation mechanismsin terms of politics, defence-security, investment and tourism.
The RoK has been the top partner of Vietnam in terms offoreign direct investment, the second in official development assistance andtourism, and among the top ones in trade.
Over 162,000 Vietnamese are living and working in the RoKwhile 150,000 Koreans are in Vietnam.-VNA
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