Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay Dang Xuan Dung had a working visit to Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, to promote cooperation between Vietnam and Paraguay.
Ambassador Dang Xuan Dung (R) and Deputy Foreign Minister of Paraguay Federico Gonzalez (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay Dang Xuan Dunghad a working visit to Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, to promote cooperationbetween Vietnam and Paraguay.
Ambassador Dung metwith Deputy Foreign Minister of Paraguay Federico Gonzalez, during which thetwo sides reviewed the bilateral and multilateral partnership in variousfields.
The two sidesdiscussed the potential for expanding cooperation in economy and trade,especially in areas of each country’s strengths, while concurring to considerthe possibility to hold the next political consultation meeting in early 2019.
Deputy FM FedericoGonzalez spoke highly of Vietnam’s political, economic and trade achievementsin recent days, showing his hope that the two countries will further foster relationsand seek new collaboration opportunities.
During a meeting withrepresentatives from the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Trade, both sidesevaluated cooperation outcomes over the past three years, saying that currenttrade turnover has yet to match the two countries’ potential.
In the coming time,the Paraguayan ministry hopes to set up partnership with Vietnam’s Trade PromotionAgency and work with the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina to organise someactivities to introduce products of each country and visits of businesses toeach other’s market.
Both sides held thatthe strengthening of bilateral trade ties will help promote Vietnam’s penetrationto markets of the South American trade bloc (Mercosur) as well as offer achance for Paraguayan goods’ presence in ASEAN markets.
In a working sessionwith Governor of Asuncion Mario Ferreiro, Ambassador Dung stressed theimportance of affiliation between the two countries’ localities in the overallties between Vietnam and Paraguay.
Ferreiro pledged that thecity will support and cooperate with the Vietnamese Embassy to hold theVietnamese Day in Paraguay in the coming time, while expressing his wish to visitVietnam soon.
He also suggested theformation of twinning relations between the two capital cities.
On the occasion, theVietnamese Embassy held a Vietnam-Paraguay seminar drawing representatives oflocal ministries, sectors, associations and a large number of Paraguayan firms.-VNA
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Ambassador Dang Xuan Dung (R) and Deputy Foreign Minister of Paraguay Federico Gonzalez (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina) 
