Ottawa, July 17 (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada PhamCao Phong presented his credentials to Canadian Governor-General Julie Payette atan online ceremony on July 16.
Payette wished the diplomat a successful tenure ahead,contributing to enhancing the Vietnam – Canada friendship.
She also took the occasion to recall a meeting with PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Canada on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7)Outreach Summit in June 2018.
Vietnam and Canada established diplomatic relations in 1973and elevated the ties to comprehensive partnership in 2017.
In 2019, two-way trade reached about 6 billion USD, up 30percent year on year.
Canada sees several opportunities in the Vietnamese marketincluding those in aviation, IT and telecommunication, agricultural, andmining. Sectors of Canada’s strength like clean technology, roadinfrastructure, and renewable energy are suitable to Vietnam’s demand indevelopment.
Currently, the Vietnamese community in Canada has more than250,000 people./.