This morning, President Luong Cuong received the Ambassadors of Australia, Dominican Republic, Algeria, and Angola to present their credentials.

The President welcomed Ms. Gillian Bird to assume her duties as Australian Ambassador to Vietnam . She is a diplomat with extensive experience and deep understanding of the Southeast Asian region and Vietnam.

Over the past 50 years, Vietnam and Australia have developed comprehensively and effectively in most areas. The two countries have high strategic trust and share common visions and viewpoints on many regional and international issues.

The two countries have upgraded their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and signed an action program for the 2024-2027 period. The President affirmed that these are important frameworks to enhance cooperation and bring the fields into depth and effectiveness.

Ambassador Gillian Bird confirmed that she will attend the April 30 celebration and congratulate Vietnam on its many development achievements.

President Luong Cuong receives credentials from Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird. Photo: VNA

The Ambassador said he was honored to receive the assignment at a time when the relationship between the two countries was being strengthened and enhanced, especially since cooperation had achieved many good results in recent times.

During his term, the Ambassador will promote the increase of support funds, at the same time encourage Australian businesses to invest and develop in Vietnam; promote results, make the most of trade agreements; and promote defense and security cooperation.

The President welcomed the Ambassador to attend the event commemorating the April 30 Victory Day. Compared to the needs and potential of each country, the results achieved are still modest. The President asked the Ambassador to pay attention, urge, and turn the signed agreements into substance and depth.

Receiving Dominican Ambassador Reinaldo Rafael Espinal Nunez, President Luong Cuong congratulated the Ambassador on taking up his duties right on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The relationship between the two countries has developed strongly. The President said that Vietnam wishes to consolidate the good traditional friendship, enhance political trust and improve the effectiveness of cooperation, meeting the potential and needs of both sides, especially in economics, trade and investment, culture and people-to-people exchange.

Ambassador Reinaldo Rafael Espinal Nunez was impressed with the friendliness that Vietnam showed him during his short time here.

President Luong Cuong receives Dominican Ambassador Reinaldo Rafael Espinal Nunez. Photo: VNA

Although the two countries are far apart, the Dominican people always admire the glorious history of the Vietnamese people. The President and the Government of the Dominican Republic wish to further strengthen cooperation in all fields with Vietnam, especially after the visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Assessing that economic relations are still modest and not commensurate with their potential, the President hopes that the two sides will soon establish and put into operation a Joint Committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation; at the same time, research and promote cooperation in areas where both sides have strengths.

Congratulating Mr. Azeddine Bechka on his appointment as Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam , President Luong Cuong affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the relationship with Algeria, the most continuous and profound traditional friendly partner in Africa, standing shoulder to shoulder in the national liberation movement.

In the context of the changing world and unprecedentedly complex strategic competition, the President said that countries with traditional friendship such as Vietnam and Algeria need to further strengthen cooperation and support each other for mutual development.

Ambassador Azeddine Bechka was impressed by Vietnam's development and pledged to do his best to actively contribute to strengthening and promoting the relationship between the two countries; promoting economic and trade cooperation; Algeria is ready to be a gateway to help Vietnam expand its market to African countries.

President Luong Cuong with Algerian Ambassador Azeddine Bechka. Photo: VNA

The President suggested that the two countries maximize the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms; actively support each other and coordinate to promote the role and voice of developing countries at multilateral forums.

Propose that the Algerian Government create favorable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises operating in Algeria, thereby becoming a symbol of good relations between the two countries.

Receiving Angolan Ambassador Fernando Miguel , President Luong Cuong believes that during his term, the Ambassador will strengthen and promote the relationship between Vietnam and Angola.

Ambassador Fernando Miguel shared that President Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenco and the Angolan people are very interested in Vietnam's development. Angola wants to learn from Vietnam's experiences.

Angola has received much help from Vietnam in the past and present. The Ambassador hopes that the two sides will soon identify areas of strength for cooperation such as minerals, oil and gas, and tourism; and hopes that more and more Vietnamese investors will come to invest in Angola.

The President stressed that Vietnam highly appreciates Angola's role and important contributions to peace, security, and development cooperation in the region and the world, especially Angola's efforts to reconcile conflicts in the region in recent times.

Vietnam is ready to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fisheries, processing industry, telecommunications, digital transformation, education, training, health care... with Angola on both bilateral and multilateral cooperation channels.

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