Hanoi (VNA) – The newly-appointed ambassadorsof Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Iceland, Lesotho, Syria, Benin, Malta, andGhana on January 16 presented their credentials to Party General Secretary andPresident Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Party and State leader later received Bulgarian Ambassador Marinela Milcheva Petkova; ItalianAmbassador Antonio Alessandro; Brazilian Ambassador Fernando Apparício da Silva;Tunisian Ambassador Dhia Khaled; Icelandic Ambassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson;Basotho Ambassador Bothata Tsikoane; Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha; BenineseAmbassador Simon Pierre Adovelande; Maltese Ambassador John Aquilina; andGhanaian Ambassador Akua Sekyiwa Ahenkora.
He welcomed the ambassadors taking office inVietnam and asked them to convey his regards and best greetings to leaders oftheir countries.
Despite facing a lot of difficulties andchallenges over the past time, Vietnam has gained remarkable achievements inall fields thanks to its determination and efforts as well as assistance frominternational friends, especially the effective support and cooperation of theabove-mentioned nations, he said.
The Vietnamese leader hoped that theambassadors would quickly grasp the situation in Vietnam and serve as importantbridges to connect Vietnam with their countries.
Vietnam is willing to create all favourableconditions for the diplomats to fulfil their tasks during their working tenurein the country, he affirmed.-VNA