Vietnam seeks strong relations with Chilean region
Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Pham Truong Giang has paid a working visit to Los Rios as part of the embassy’s activities to expand relations with the Chilean region.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Pham Truong Giang (ight) meets with Regional Governor Luis Cuvertino during his visit to Los Rios. (Photo: VNA)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador toChile Pham Truong Giang has paid a working visit to Los Rios as part of theembassy’s activities to expand relations with the Chilean region.
He met with Regional Governor Luis Cuvertino andPresidential Delegation Paola Pena Marin, both of whom highly spoke of Vietnam’ssocio-economic development over recent years and expressed their hope for the Southeast Asiancountry to share experience, especially in agriculture.
Cuvertino said Los Rios hopes to foster cooperation withVietnamese localities in the fields of trade, tourism and education;while Marin suggested the two sides boost cultural exchanges, saying theGovernment of Chile stands ready to support the region in establishing andenhancing partnership with Vietnamese localities.
Ambassador Giang, for his part, emphasised that the twocountries have maintained a friendly relationship and cooperation over the last 51years.
The bilateral trade averages around 1.2 – 1.3 billion USDannually, the highest recorded between Chile and ASEAN member states, he said,adding that he is happy to act as a bridge between Vietnamese and Chilean localities,including Los Rios.
He later met with governors of the region’s cities of LaUnion and Lago Ranco and vice governors of Rancagua. The diplomat also visited one of LosRios’ major companies, Apicoop, to discuss about its future projects inVietnam. The company is known as a producer and exporter of honey and fruits toChina and European countries.
He also took the occasion to attend Lago Ranco cultural fair,the seventh of its kind, to showcase Vietnamese handicraft products and cuisineto local residents./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Pham Truong Giang (ight) meets with Regional Governor Luis Cuvertino during his visit to Los Rios. (Photo: VNA)
