During the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc spoke highly of the Honorary Consul’s effective support for and close coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina in recent times, significantly contributing to maintaining and stepping up the bilateral relations in the context that Vietnam has yet to set up a representative office in Paraguay
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Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc (center, right) meets with Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Paraguay Maria Del Carmen Perez. |
He affirmed that the visit by the Vietnamese top legislator to Latin America aims to deliver a message that Vietnam attaches great importance to and wishes to further strengthen relations with regional countries, including Paraguay.
In addition to the good political and diplomatic ties, Vietnam wants to expand collaboration in economy, trade, investment, culture, and tourism as well as people-to-people exchange with Paraguay, he said, adding the two sides should discuss specific measures to promote connections between businesses of the two countries.
He suggested the Honorary Consul continue to serve as a bridge connecting enterprises of the two nations, and expanding import-export markets and investment links on the basis of the two sides’ strengths.
Maria Del Carmen Perez briefed on her activities and efforts, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, to connect Paraguayan businesses with Vietnamese partners.
She expressed her honor to be appointed as the Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Paraguay, and highly valued Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc's specific proposals, saying she will consider taking cultural promotion activities during her upcoming visit to Vietnam, slated for September, in order to strengthen mutual understanding and cultural exchange between the two nations.
She said she expects to get more information on the Vietnamese market and businesses with demand for forming partnerships with Paraguay’s firms.
Perez is a prestigious culture activist and entrepreneur in Paraguay. She was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Paraguay on January 17, 2021.
Source: VNA