On behalf of leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tung spokehighly of Park’s contributions to the Vietnam - RoK strategic partnership and citizenprotection work for over 40,000 Vietnamese citizens in the Busan-Keangnam region.
According to Tung, Park has also proactively assisted theVietnamese Embassy in seeking permission for the construction of its headquartersin Seoul, while working with the embassy in asking the RoK's competent agencies to transferthe Korea Maritime & Ocean University’s training ship Hannara to the Vietnam Maritime University(VMU). The vessel, of international quality and technology standards, has been renamedVMU Vietnam-RoK.
Park affirmed he will furtherhis cooperation with the embassy in his current capacity as the Honorary Consul General of Vietnam for 2019-2022.
Also a successful long-terminvestor in Vietnam, he vowed to make greater efforts to help Korean firms gain a betterunderstanding of its business climate and prepare their post-pandemic business plans./.