Papua New Guinea wants to upgrade relations with Vietnam: Governor-General
Vietnamese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Nguyen Tat Thanh presented President Vo Van Thuong's credentials to Governor-General Bob Dadae in the city capital of Port Moresby on August 24.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Nguyen Tat Thanh (R) meets with Papua New Guinea's Acting Prime Minister John Rosso. (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Papua NewGuinea Nguyen Tat Thanh presented President Vo Van Thuong's credentials to Governor-General Bob Dadae in the city capital of 💫Port Moresby on August 24.
Receiving Thanh,Dadae expressed his deep admiration for President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam'soutstanding socio-economic development achievements over the past decades. He affirmed that Papua New Guinea highly appreciated Vietnam’sforeign policy as well as its role and position in the Indo-Pacificregion and the international arena. The Governor-General expressed his wish that the twocountries will upgrade their relations, and focus on economic cooperation andclimate change response. He suggested the two governments exchange experiences inbuilding an independent and self-reliant economy and international integration. The Governor-General also expressed his wish to visitVietnam when the two countries celebrate the 35th anniversary of theestablishment of their diplomatic relations in 2024.
On this occasion,Thanh paid courtesy visits to some leaders of Papua New Guinea.
Meeting with Thanh, Acting Prime Minister John Rosso emphasisedthat the Government of Papua New Guineaadvocates expanding it🐻s relations with Vietnam. The country is considering opening diplomatic and trade representative offices in Hanoi soon, and is ready toexchange delegations with Vietnam at all levels, he said.
Rosso said the country will consider facilitatingthe granting of citizenship to Vietnamese nationals who wish to make long-termcontributions to Papua New Guinea. The ambassador also had a meeting with Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru, who said he is planning to visit Vietnam this year to define practical cooperation areas and seek trade exchange opportunities between the two countries. At these meetings, Thanh congratulated Papua New Guinea on its socio-economic achievements,especially important changes recognised by the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as well as key economic andinfrastructure projects that the country is planning to carry out. The ambassador welcomed the results of cooperation between thetwo countries over the past 30 years and thanked Papua New Guinea for presenting COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam in September 2021. Thanh suggested the two sides review andaccelerate the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding on fishery cooperation signed in 2017, and at the same time promote the negotiation ofcooperation agreements in potential fields. During his visit to Port Moresby, Thanh also met with representatives of the Vietnamese community who are living and working in Papua New Guinea./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Nguyen Tat Thanh (R) meets with Papua New Guinea's Acting Prime Minister John Rosso. (Photo: VNA) 
