Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung held a meeting in Hanoi on December 19 with correspondents and pressassistants of foreign press agencies, along with cultural and press attachés offoreign representative agencies in Vietnam on the occasion of the new year of2020.
This was an annual event of theForeign Ministry to thank foreign press and representative agencies in Vietnamfor their contributions to and support for the external information servicesand popularisation of the country’s image.
It was attended by more than 70 reporters and assistants of 37foreign news agencies’ offices, and nearly 30 cultural and press attachés of countries’representative agencies.
Reviewing Vietnam’s diplomatic achievements in 2019, the DeputyFM highlighted the important contributions by the press, including foreignmedia outlets and their correspondents and press assistants.
He said they have stood side by side with the ministry, thenation and people of Vietnam over the past years to help the world understandmore about the country’s situation, socio-economic development attainments,efforts, and commitments to common affairs of the region and the world.
He also thanked cultural and press attachés of foreignembassies and diplomatic agencies for promoting cultural exchange and enhancingtheir countries’ understanding of and friendship with Vietnam.
He said 2020 willbe a busy year for Vietnam’s diplomacy as the country assumes the double roleas Chair of ASEAN and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for2020-2021 tenure.
The Deputy FM expressed his wish that the reporters, press assistants, and cultural and press attachés will continue to accompany the VietnameseForeign Ministry in delivering the truthful and lively information and imagesabout Vietnam to the international community./.
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