State President receives outgoing South African ambassador
VGP - President Tran Dai Quang in Ha Noi on December 7 received outgoing South African Ambassador to Viet Nam Kgomotso Ruth Magau.
President Tran Dai Quang receives outgoing South African Ambassador to Viet Nam Kgomotso Ruth Magau, Ha Noi, December 7, 2017 |
At the reception, Kgomotso Ruth Magau
She said South Africa is making every effort to push up economics and trade with Viet Nam.
In turn, Mr. Quang said the Vietnamese Government has always regarded the ties with South Africa as a priority in its foreign diplomacy while paying attention to increasing cooperation with it.
He expressed his delight at growing bilateral relations, with regular exchanges of high-ranking delegations and annual trade exceeding US$1 billion, hoping that comprehensive collaboration across trade, mining, education, tourism, natural resources, and environment will be further stepped up.
Regarding the 25th anniversary of bilateral relations next year, Quang said he expects that both nations will launch a string of pragmatic activities to elevate relationship to new heights.
The President used the occasion to invite his South African counterpart to visit Viet Nam in the future.
By Vien Nhu