Hanoi (VNA) – The newly-accredited ambassadors of Uruguay, Norway,Canada, and China presented their credentials to Party General Secretary andPresident Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on November 17.

Following the ceremony of presentation ofcredentials, President Trong hosted a reception for Uruguayan AmbassadorPortell Casanova Maria Del Rosario, Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen, CanadianAmbassador Deborah Anne Paul and Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo.

The President expressed his belief that thenew ambassadors will fulfill their assigned missions, serving as a bridge topromote friendship and bilateral relations with Vietnam.

He affirmed that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for the ambassadorsduring their tenure.

Also, he wished that the friendship and cooperative ties between Vietnam andthose four countries will develop unceasingly, bringing practical benefits toeach nation as well as contributing to regional and global peace, cooperationand development.

Vietnam and Uruguay set up diplomatic relations on August 11, 1993. Since then,both sides have exchanged high-level delegations, maintained bilateral meetingsat multilateral forums, and inked numerous cooperative documents in economy,trade and sci-technology.

Norway established diplomatic ties with Vietnam on November 25, 1971. The Scandinaviancountry now has 31 valid investment projects in Vietnam with total registeredcapital of more than 86 million USD, ranking 46th out of 115countries and territories investing in the country. Most of the projects are inwood processing, building material and interior décor, agro-forestry,aquaculture, information and media.

Meanwhile, Vietnam and Canada set up diplomatic relations in 1973 and liftedtheir relationship to a comprehensive partnership in November 2017 on theoccasion of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Vietnam for anofficial visit and to attend the 27th APEC Economic Leaders’Meeting. Vietnam is the largest trade partner of Canada in the ASEAN bloc, withtwo-way trade in 2017 reaching nearly 5 billion USD. Canada is 14th largest foreign investor in Vietnam with 4.1 billion USD in 149 projects,.

Vietnam and China established diplomatic ties on January 18, 1950 and enteredinto a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in 2008. The twocountries have maintained regular high-level visits and meetings. To date, theyhave 53 cooperative and exchange mechanisms between the two Parties,Governments, parliaments, social organisations and localities. China iscurrently the biggest trade and tourism partner of and the 8th biggest foreign investor in Vietnam while the latter is the largest trade andtourism partner of China in the ASEAN.-VNA