PresidentSang congratulated Sierra Leone Ambassador Vicktor Bockarie Foh;Icelandic Ambassador Stefan Skjaldarson; Tunisian Ambassador Tarel Amri;Tanzanian Ambassador Abduhrahaman Amiri Shimbo; Guatemalan AmbassadorGustavo A. Lopez Calderon; Gruzian Ambassador David Aptsiauri; and MaliAmbassador Lansina Buah Kone on their new roles as ambassadors toVietnam.
Greeting the newly appointed ambassadors,President Sang affirmed that Vietnam would create conditions for the newambassadors to accomplish their duties in Vietnam and said he hoped thenew ambassadors’ governments would back Vietnam’s candidacies for theUNESCO Executive Council 2015-2019, the UN Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC) 2016-2018, and the UN Security Council 2020-2021, as well asrecognising Vietnam’s full market economy status.
Ontheir parts, the new ambassadors expressed their delight at beingappointed ambassadors to Vietnam and pledged to do their utmost tofoster political and economic ties with Vietnam.-VNA