President Pavel asked Nam to conveyhis best wishes and regards to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, PresidentVo Van Thuong and other high-ranking leaders of Vietnam.
The President expressed his impression of important achievements Vietnam has recorded in socio-economic development andinternational integration after nearly 40 years of Doi moi (Reform).
He also commended contributions by the Vietnamesecommunity in the Czech Republic to socio-economic development in the hostcountry, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak.
As the two countries will celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2025, the leader suggested the Czech Republic and Vietnam step upcooperation, especially in economy-trade-investment through coordination in implementingthe free trade agreement and the investment protection agreement between Vietnamand the European Union (EU), and soon launch direct flights to boost theireconomic-trade and tourism ties, as well as people-to-people exchanges.
Nam thankedthe President for his good sentiments towards Vietnam, and his attention to thebilateral relations and the over 100,000-strong Vietnamese community in theCzech Republic.
The Vietnamese Party, State and people alwaysconsider the Czech Republic a leading partner in Europe, the ambassadorstressed, pledging to work as a bridge to contribute to advancing the bilateral relationshipto a new height./.