Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam is a key partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s New SouthernPolicy, leader of the ruling Democratic Party Lee Nak-yon affirmed whilereceiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung on December 15.
Lee said that theRoK-Vietnam relations have been flourishing in all fields over the past years,especially in economy, trade, investment and people-to-people exchange.
He voiced his hopethat the bilateral ties will continue obtaining new positive results towardsthe 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2022.
The VietnameseAmbassador to the RoK shared his host’s views on the swift development of thebilateral ties for the sake of the countries and peoples.
He expressed hisdelight at the opportunities to deepen the Vietnam-RoK relations as thecountries are to celebrate the 30th year of diplomatic ties, voicing a hopethat the headquarters of the Embassy of Vietnam in Seoul will be promptlycompleted, turning into a symbol of the countries’ cooperation.
Lee was elected asleader of the Democratic Party in August. Earlier, he served as the 41st PrimeMinister of the RoK from May 2017 until this January./.