VNA fosters cooperation with Vietnamese representative agencies abroad
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on October 21 met with a delegation of heads of Vietnamese representative agencies in foreign nations for the 2021-2024 tenure.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang presents a gift to Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on October21 met with a delegation of heads of Vietnamese representative agencies inforeign nations for the 2021-2024 tenure.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang stressed the close collaboration theVNA has with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in general and with the network ofrepresentative agencies of Vietnam overseas in particular, which has contributed significantly to the achievements of both sides over the past time.
In over 76 years of construction and development, the VNA andthe diplomatic sector have always accompanied the nation on the diplomatic andcommunications fronts, Trang affirmed.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
She reviewed a number of effective cooperation contents between the VNA's overseas bureaus and representative agencies of Vietnam in foreign nations,hoping the sides to sustain their sound collaboration and suggesting new jointactivities for the time to come.
Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh, head of the delegation,talked about some measures to strengthen the joint work between hisministry, the representative agencies and the VNA in external relations information.
Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Praising the outcomes of cooperation between the ministry andthe VNA in the past time, he said he appreciates their coordination inactivities serving external relations information development.
Participating diplomats and VNA officials took the occasion toexchange experience and share aspirations for future engagements./.
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VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang presents a gift to Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh at the event (Photo: VNA) 
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
