New President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Geun-hye onFebruary 26 said that the RoK Government and she personally are verykeen to bolster ties with Vietnam.
The RoK President made thestatement at her reception for Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen ThiDoan, who was in Seoul for the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
President Park Geun-hye noted with joy the two countries’celebrations of their 20 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties,and last year’s 20 billion USD in two-way trade.
TheRoK will do its best together with Vietnam to raise the tradefigure to 30 billion USD in the coming years, she added.
She also affirmed that she will assist the Vietnamese community in hercountry, and especially help Vietnamese women married to RoK men live ahappy life in the country.
The RoK President asked VicePresident Doan to convey her regards to President Truong Tan Sang andPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
She said she hopes to findan appropriate time to visit Vietnam at President Truong Tan Sang’sinvitation relayed by Vice President Doan.
For her part, VicePresident Doan affirmed that the Vietnamese State and people wantto further their strategic cooperation partnership with the RoK.
Doan said she believes that under the leadership of President ParkGeun-hye, RoK will thrive with rising international prestige.
She expressed her hope that the RoK Government will continue to assistthe Vietnamese community in the country integrate into local society,contributing to the two countries’ development.
Earlier, at a meeting with leaders of three RoK economic conglomeratesLotte, Chamvit and LG, the Vietnamese Vice President affirmed thatVietnam always facilitates foreign investors’ activities on the basisof harmonising the interests of people, business and the State.
At a meeting with staff from the Vietnamese embassy in the RoK, theVice President hailed their contributions to the fine development ofVietnam-RoK relations in various fields, especially in economics. Shealso asked the embassy staff to increase their support to the 120,000members of the Vietnamese expatriate community living in the country.-VNA
The RoK President made thestatement at her reception for Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen ThiDoan, who was in Seoul for the President’s swearing-in ceremony.
President Park Geun-hye noted with joy the two countries’celebrations of their 20 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties,and last year’s 20 billion USD in two-way trade.
TheRoK will do its best together with Vietnam to raise the tradefigure to 30 billion USD in the coming years, she added.
She also affirmed that she will assist the Vietnamese community in hercountry, and especially help Vietnamese women married to RoK men live ahappy life in the country.
The RoK President asked VicePresident Doan to convey her regards to President Truong Tan Sang andPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
She said she hopes to findan appropriate time to visit Vietnam at President Truong Tan Sang’sinvitation relayed by Vice President Doan.
For her part, VicePresident Doan affirmed that the Vietnamese State and people wantto further their strategic cooperation partnership with the RoK.
Doan said she believes that under the leadership of President ParkGeun-hye, RoK will thrive with rising international prestige.
She expressed her hope that the RoK Government will continue to assistthe Vietnamese community in the country integrate into local society,contributing to the two countries’ development.
Earlier, at a meeting with leaders of three RoK economic conglomeratesLotte, Chamvit and LG, the Vietnamese Vice President affirmed thatVietnam always facilitates foreign investors’ activities on the basisof harmonising the interests of people, business and the State.
At a meeting with staff from the Vietnamese embassy in the RoK, theVice President hailed their contributions to the fine development ofVietnam-RoK relations in various fields, especially in economics. Shealso asked the embassy staff to increase their support to the 120,000members of the Vietnamese expatriate community living in the country.-VNA
