Pretoria (VNA) – VietnameseAmbassador to Tanzania and Ethiopia Nguyen Kim Doanh presented his credentialsto President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome in Addis Ababa capital city on October9.

The Ethiopian President took the occasionto extend his condolences to the State, Government and people of Vietnam overthe passing of President Tran Dai Quang.

Teshome highly valued the visit ofPresident Quang to Ethiopia in August, saying the trip marks a new page of thefriendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Ethiopia.

Lauding Vietnam’s achievements in the past morethan three decades, notably in agricultural reform and foreign investmentattraction, he said Ethiopia looks to study Vietnam’s experiences in economic developmentand national construction.

He proposed that Vietnam re-open itsembassy in Addis Ababa and voiced his hope that the ambassador will activelycontribute to the bilateral relations and cooperation.

For his part, Doanh expressed his hope thatthe two countries will enhance exchanges of high-ranking delegations to shareexperiences and create solid foundation for cooperation in many fields.

The same day, the Vietnamese Ambassador discussedmeasures to bolster cooperation with Tsegab Kebebew, head of the Asia andOceania Affairs of Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.

At the meeting, he asked the ministry toarrange the Vietnam visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali at anearly date.

He also requested relevant agencies ofEthiopia to consider and start negotiations on agreements on investmentencouragement and protection, on double taxation and others, to create a legalfoundation for bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.-VNA