President Tran Dai Quang (centre), the new ambassadors and other officials pose for a photo (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quangpresented appointment decisions to the new ambassadors to Cuba, Laos and Spainat a ceremony in Hanoi on December 21. The President stressed the importance of the three countrieswhere the new ambassadors will serve the tenure from 2016-2019, with Laos andCuba having traditional friendship and special solidarity with Vietnam, andSpain being a strategic partner. Nguyen Ba Hung is appointed as the new ambassador of Vietnamto Laos, while Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh will serve in Cuba, and the newVietnamese Ambassador to Spain is Ngo Tien Dung. President Quang noted that the new ambassadors’ tenure coincideswith a decisive period in Vietnam’s five-year socio-economic development plan from2016-2020. He therefore requested the ambassador to follow the three keyexternal relation tasks set by the 12th National Party Congress. The tasks are to maintain a peaceful and stable environmentand garner external support for national development; to resolutely andconsistently work to firmly safeguard national independence, sovereignty andterritorial integrity; and to enhance the country’s position and prestige.-VNA
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President Tran Dai Quang (centre), the new ambassadors and other officials pose for a photo (Photo: VNA) 
