Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tu (first, left) and new Speaker of the RoK's National Assembly Moon Hee-sang (first, right)Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam plays an important role in the “New SouthernPolicy” of the Republic of Korea (RoK) government of President Moon Jae-in,said new Speaker of the RoK's National Assembly Moon Hee-sang.
During his reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tuon July 30, Moon Hee-sang said Vietnam-RoK relations have been developingstrongly in all spheres since the two nations officially established diplomaticties in 1992.
The Speaker took this occasion to thank Vietnam for its arrangement for PresidentMoon Jae-in’s visit to the country in March.
Tu congratulated Moon Hee-sang on his new position and wished himsuccess and having contributions to the development of the bilateralrelationship.
Relations between Vietnam and the RoK as well as between the twolegislatures have been growing fruitfully, he said.
The RoK is currently Vietnam’s largest foreign investor, with totalregistered capital of over 60 billion USD by the end of July 2018, Tu noted,adding that the RoK is now the second-largest trade partner of Vietnam, with two-waytrade exceeding 60 billion USD in 2017.
Last year, around 2.5 million Korean tourists visited Vietnam while thenumber of Vietnamese holidaymakers to the RoK surged by 70 percent, he said.
The ambassador added that people-to-people exchanges have been held atall levels and in all fields.
Tu proposed the RoK parliament and the Speaker pay more attention todeveloping bilateral relations, create favourable conditions for the exchangeof delegations at all levels, support the Vietnamese community, includingVietnamese women who get married to Korean men and Vietnamese guest workers, andfacilitate the Vietnamese Embassy’s operations.-VNA
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