South Sudan expects to promote multifaceted cooperation with Viet Nam: President
VGP - Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and South Sudan Nguyen Huy Dung on March 20 presented the Vietnamese President's credentials to President of South Sudan Salvar Kiir Mayardit.
President of South Sudan Salvar Kiir Mayardit (R) and Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung (L). Photo: Cairo Resident Agency
At a reception for the diplomat after the presentation ceremony, President Kiir Mayardit expressed his delight to welcome the first Vietnamese Ambassador to the youngest nation in Africa.
He hoped the Ambassador would complete his duties excellently during his term of office in South Sudan, contributing to strengthening and developing the cooperative relations between the two countries.
President Kiir Mayardit expressed his admiration for Viet Nam's socio-economic achievements, affirming his wish to promote the bilateral multifaceted cooperation.
For his part, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung affirmed his determination to promote friendship and cooperative relations between the two countries in the coming time, both bilaterally and multilaterally.
South Sudan was founded in 2011 after a referendum on separating the southern region of Sudan into an independent country. Currently, South Sudan has about 12 million people, with more than 200 tribes. It has abundant natural oil, gas and wood resources.
Viet Nam and South Sudan established official diplomatic relations on February 21, 2019. Since 2014, Viet Nam has sent over 800 military and police officers and soldiers to join the United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan./.
