Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Patricio Becker speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) and the Foreign Ministry held a ceremony in Hanoi onDecember 20 marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Chile diplomaticties (March 25).
Speaking at the event, Assistant to Foreign Minister andDirector General of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for InternationalOrganisations Do Hung Viet said amid the COVID-19 pandemic, bilateral ties have beengrowing thanks to high-level talks and cooperation mechanisms such as Vietnam – ChileFree Trade Council and political consultation. Two-way trade topped 1.46billion USD in the first nine months of this year, up 59 percent annually.
Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Patricio Becker, for his part,affirmed that bilateral solidarity will continue to be fostered by the twopeoples. He stressed that the two countries share common visions on issues suchas market opening, multilateralism, sustainable growth and climate changeresponse, and the close traditional friendship will be a firm foundation for the two countries to further develop their bilateral ties.
Chile was the first South American country to establishdiplomatic ties with Vietnam on March 25, 1971. Later in 2007, the twocountries officially became comprehensive partners.
Since the Vietnam – Chile Free Trade Agreement took effect in 2014, bilateral economic-trade ties have expanded remarkably./.
