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Dutch Ambassador Kees Van Baar presents the credential to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. |
Receiving Dutch Ambassador Kees Van Baar, President Phuc thanked the Netherlands for providing Vietnam with 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.
On the back of the bilateral comprehensive partnership, he asked the European nation to invest big in Vietnam’s hi-tech and seaport sectors towards raising two-way trade to 30 billion USD during the ambassador’s tenure.
He thanked the Netherlands for its support for Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure and noted that Vietnam backs the Netherlands' bid for a seat at the council for the 2024-2026 term.
On the occasion, he suggested the Netherlands and the European Union back Vietnam and ASEAN’s stance on protecting law abidance at seas and oceans; maintaining peace, stability, freedom, safety and security of aviation and navigation in the East Sea (South China Sea); and peacefully settling disputes in line with international law, including the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.
Kees Van Baar, for his part, said water management and climate change response should be one of the priorities in their bilateral ties. He also wished to enhance bilateral trade and investment and encourage Dutch firms to operate effectively in Vietnam.
As 2023 marks the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties, he said Dutch firms will work with Vietnam to hold seminars and conferences to share experience in climate change response. The Netherlands will also push for the E.U.’s lifting of a “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood, he added.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Hungarian Ambassador Baloghdi Tibor. |
Meeting with Hungarian Ambassador Baloghdi Tibor, President Phuc agreed with the diplomat’s proposal to facilitate all-level visits, thus expanding all-around ties after Hungary became the first comprehensive partner of Vietnam in Central and Eastern Europe in 2018.
The President also hoped that Hungary will provide more scholarships for Vietnamese students and continue partnering with Vietnam in the supply of official development assistance.
Tibor, for his part, wished to promote high-level visits and people-to-people exchanges, including completing and screening a film on the bilateral friendship as well as boosting trade and investment cooperation.
With nearly 900 Vietnamese students now studying in Hungary, he believed that they will follow the steps of the previous generations to cultivate the long-standing ties.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Ambassador Andrew John Lech Goledzinowski |
In the meeting with Australian Ambassador Andrew John Lech Goledzinowski, the President expressed his delight at the debut of the Vietnam - Australia Centre in Vietnam.
He suggested Australia creates favourable conditions for its Vietnamese community and simplify procedures for Vietnamese students to return to the country, while reinforcing people-to-people exchanges, cooperation in climate change response, energy transition, digital economy and hi-tech agriculture.
President Phuc also wished that during his tenure, the ambassador would intensify bilateral collaboration in trade, investment, national defense - security, agriculture and labor, among others.
The State leader took this occasion to thank Australia for providing Vietnam with 22.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the second biggest donor of COVID-19 vaccines for the Southeast Asian country.
The ambassador said Australia wants to upgrade bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, and further deepen ties in healthcare.
On the occasion, he conveyed the Australian Governor-General's invitation to President Phuc to visit the country.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Ambassador of Luxembourg Patrick Hemmer. |
In the reception for Ambassador of Luxembourg Patrick Hemmer, President Phuc stressed that Vietnam always gives priority to its friendship and cooperation with Luxembourg in its overall ties with the European Union.
Vietnam wants to cooperate with Luxembourg in various fields such as green development, education-training and hi-tech, he said.
The President also proposed the European nation back Vietnam’s bid for a seat in the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure and work closely with Vietnam to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties next year.
Hemmer agreed with the President’s proposal to lift two-way trade and investment ties, especially in green economy.
Having thanked Vietnam for its support for Luxembourg's candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council in the 2022-2024 term, the ambassador said his country will back Vietnam at multilateral forums and its bid for a seat in the council for the 2023-2025 tenure.
Source: VNA