Speaking at the event, Rector of the AutonomousUniversity of Guerrero Javier SaldañaAlmazán spokehighly of Vietnam’s achievements during the reform process and expressed hiswishes to promote bilateral educational ties with Vietnamese universities viascientific research, exchange of students and joint cultural activities.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duongsaid over the past four decades since the end of the war, Vietnam has been onits way to becoming an industrialised and modernised country with improving positionand role on the international arena and huge achievements in politics andsocio-economy.
Vietnam has formed diplomatic ties with 180countries and trade ties with nearly 200 economies worldwide, he said.
Duong said Vietnam has achieved an average annualgrowth rate of 6-7 percent in the past two decades, ranking 27th among the biggest exporters globally. Its products have been present in 180markets worldwide, he said, adding that the country also signed 16 free tradeagreements with important partners.
According to the ambassador, thanks to itssocio-political and macro-economic stability as well as a range of incentives,Vietnam has become a trustworthy destination for foreign investors. In thefirst ten months of this year, Vietnam lured nearly 28 billion USD in foreigndirect investment.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties on May19, 1975, Vietnam-Mexico relations have grown in all spheres such as politics,economy, trade, culture, education, healthcare and tourism. Mexico is now thethird biggest trade partner of Vietnam in Latin America and vice versa, Vietnamis the eight largest market of Mexico in Asia. Two-way trade neared 5 billionUSD last year and the figure amounted to 3 billion USD in the first eightmonths of 2018.
Duong affirmed that once the Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) comes into force, economic, tradeand investment ties between Vietnam and Mexico will further thrive.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexicoand the university launched a photo exhibition introducing images of Vietnamand its people to local residents.
During his trip, the ambassador laid a wreath at astatute of President Ho Chi Minh City in the beach city of Acapulco.-VNA