At their May 13 meeting, Giang also affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Slovakia.
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Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár (right) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Pham Truong Giang |
The diplomat expressed his belief that the bilateral relationship has much potential for further development in the coming time.
The ambassador said he was delighted to see that Slovakia officially recognized the Vietnamese community as the 14th ethnic minority community in the country in 2023 with core members being former students, interns, researchers, and workers in former Czechoslovakia, part of which is now Slovakia.
He hoped that Slovakia will continue to create favorable conditions for the community to integrate, develop stably, and make positive contributions to the socio-economic development of Slovakia while acting as a sustainable bridge to promote the friendship between the two countries.
For his part, the Slovak minister lauded Vietnam's outstanding socio-economic achievements, its important role in ASEAN, and its growing international reputation globally.
Vietnam and Slovakia have potential for expanding cooperation in many fields such as economy, tourism, nuclear energy, and defense industry, he said.
The official expressed his hope that Vietnam will consider upgrading bilateral relations to a strategic partnership and applying visa exemption for Slovak citizens.
He proposed the two sides soon resume meetings of the intergovernmental committee to effectively tap their cooperation potential.
The two sides agreed to maintain coordination in organizing practical commemorative activities in 2025, promote delegation exchanges at all levels, especially high-level ones to enhance political trust, expand and promote the signing of cooperation agreements in areas of mutual interest, and study ways to simplify procedures for legalizing documents and exempting visas.
On this occasion, Blanár thanked Vietnam for supporting Slovakia's candidates to the United Nations Security Council, expressing his wish for mutual support for each other's candidates to other important international mechanisms such as the Human Rights Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Board of Directors.
Source: VNA