Hanoi to enhance cultural and trade cooperation with Peru
Peru is currently Vietnam's 6th largest trade partner in the Latin American region, while Peruvian culture is also increasingly spreading to the Vietnamese people.
Hanoi is committed to supporting the activities of the Peruvian Embassy in the capital, especially the events marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, said municipal People's Committee Chairman Tran Sy Thanh in a meeting with the newly-appointed Peruvian Ambassador to Vietnam, Patricia Yolanda Ráez Portocarrero, on June 12.
Chairman Thanh welcomed the comprehensive development of Vietnam-Peru relations after 30 years of existence.
He hailed the fact that Peru is currently Vietnam's 6th largest trade partner in the Latin American region, while Peruvian culture is also increasingly spreading to the Vietnamese people.
| Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh and Peruvian Ambassador Patricia Yolanda Ráez Portocarrero. |
Ambassador Portocarrero thanked the Hanoi authorities for supporting the Peruvian Embassy in recent times, especially in cultural events that help to bring Peruvian culture to the people of Hanoi.
She also touched on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Peru this November, as well as cultural activities to celebrate Peru's National Day.
These include a painting exhibition and a musical arts program. The Ambassador hoped that the Hanoi government would support the celebration of these events.
Ambassador Portocarrero said that Vietnam-Peru relations have made remarkable progress in trade-investment cooperation, especially since the entry into force of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), of which both countries are members.
"That is why one of the goals of my term in Vietnam is to promote Peruvian culture and foster economic and commercial ties, as well as strengthen cooperation with the city of Hanoi in many ways," she said.
Regarding the Embassy's series of cultural activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of bilateral ties, Chairman Thanh pledged to support and create the best conditions for the embassy to organize events successfully.
Briefing the guest on Hanoi's activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its liberation, which will culminate on October 6, the Chairman expressed his wish that the Embassy coincide some of its cultural activities this year with such celebrations.
Chairman Thanh also wanted to promote trade and investment between Hanoi and Peruvian localities. At the same time, he hoped that the two countries would continue to promote cultural exchanges, tourism and people-to-people diplomacy.
He wished the Ambassador a successful term of work in Vietnam, contributing to the strengthening of relations between the two countries in all fields.
