Belarus regards Vietnam one of key partners in Asia: President
Trung stressed that Vietnam has always considered Belarus an important partner in Europe.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Trung (L) and President Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko at the meeting in Minsk on September 11. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Belarus regards Vietnam as one of its key partners in Asia and a growth driving force of the global economy, President Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has affirmed.
At a ceremony to receive the credentials of Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Trung in Minsk on September 11, President Lukashenko welcomed the diplomat, noting that he assumed his mission at an important juncture as the two countries have just elevated their ties to a strategic partnership.
He underscored the significance of such relations, particularly following the state visit to Belarus by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam in May this year.
The President reiterated Belarus’s commitment to fully implementing all strategic agreements and commitments reached at the highest level between the two sides, with hope for early, tangible, and practical outcomes of cooperation in the near future.
For his part, Trung stressed that Vietnam has always considered Belarus an important partner in Europe. He reiterated Vietnam’s gratitude for the solidarity, friendship, and spirit of mutual support offered by the Belarusian people throughout the development of bilateral relations.
The ambassador pledged to make every effort to foster traditional friendship and promote stronger ties for the benefit of both nations' people, as well as for peace, stability, and development in the region and the world.
On the occasion, Trung extended State President Luong Cuong’s invitation to President Lukashenko to pay an official visit to Vietnam at a suitable time.
The two countries established diplomatic relations in December 1991, shortly after Belarus declared its independence. Belarus opened its embassy in Hanoi in 1998, while Vietnam inaugurated its embassy in Minsk 🐻in October 2003. At present, over ♏600 Vietnamese people are living, studying, and working in Belarus./.
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