At a music show marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Argentina diplomatic ties (Photo: VNA) With a solid political foundation, culturalsimilarities and economic complementarities, ties between Vietnam and Argentinahave been steadily growing, becoming a shining example of South-Southcooperation, he said.
Since Argentine President Carlos Menem’s visit to Vietnamin 1997, high-ranking leaders of both countries have made a total of sevenreciprocal visits, three from Argentina and four from Vietnam, once every fouryears. The two countries established their comprehensive partnership during PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit in 2010.
Major political and economic cooperation frameworks betweenthe two countries, such as the political consultation held by the two foreignministries and the Joint Economic Cooperation Committee led by the VietnameseMinistry of Industry and Trade and the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs,have been conducted regularly and effectively.
Last year, two-way trade quadrupled to 4.8 billion USD from2012, making Vietnam the fourth most important trade partner of Argentina inAsia while Argentina became the third most significant trade partner of Vietnamin Latin America.
Cultural and people-to-people exchanges have also beendeveloping, with an increasing number of localities establishing twinningrelationships through various forms, contributing to their socio-economicdevelopment.
About the 50th anniversary,Thanh said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Argentina inApril was the most important hallmark, during which a series of agreements insecurity, judicial assistance, sci-tech and media were signed.
On October 25, the World and Vietnam newspaper, incollaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, will release a specialissue dedicated to the bilateral relationship which features articles by NAChairman Hue, President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Cecilia Moreau,the two foreign ministers, the Minister of Defence and Minister of Culture ofArgentina, and reputable scholars and researchers as well. The ArgentineMinistry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the article by its minister will be featured in Argentina's mainstream media on thesame day.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (Photo: VNA) About the prospects of bilateralcooperation in the new context, Thanh said during his Argentina visit in April, Chairman Hue proposedincreasing two-way trade from 5 billion USD in 2022 to 10 billion USD by 2030.
In terms of culture, sports and tourism, both countriesshare many common values and forms of art that are attractive and widelyappreciated by their people, he said, adding that building on a solidfoundation of 50-year relations that have endured the ups and downs of history,both countries are now seeing new opportunities to bring their relationship to a higher level./.
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