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Jun 23, 2016 / 14:55

President Tran Dai Quang meets with leaving ambassadors

President Tran Dai Quang received the Ambassadors of Argentina and Myanmar who are ending their tenure in Vietnam in Hanoi on June 22.

At the his reception for Myanmar Ambassador Win Hlaing, President Tran Dai Quang thanked the Myanmar government for creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese companies to do business in Myanmar.
The President stressed that Vietnam and Myanmar have many potentials for bilateral cooperation in agriculture and tourism. 

 
President Tran Dai Quang (L) and Argentine Ambassador Claudio Ricardo Gutierrez.
President Tran Dai Quang (L) and Argentine Ambassador Claudio Ricardo Gutierrez.
During the meeting, Ambassador Win Hlaing said the two countries have a lot of opportunities to expand cooperation, especially in economy, trade, investment. Vietnam is the eighth largest investor in Myanmar with a total investment capital of 700 million USD. 
The diplomat said Myanmar wants the ninth meeting of the mixed committee on Vietnam-Myanmar bilateral cooperation, which will be organised in Vietnam in 2017, focused on measures to promote Vietnam’s investment in Myanmar.
Meeting with Argentine Ambassador Claudio Ricardo Gutierrez, the State leader appreciated the ambassador’s contributions to strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two nations. 
President Quang and Ambassador Gutierrez highlighted the good development of the bilateral relationship in varous fields, including the boosting of politic ties, the expansion of economic and trade cooperation via inter-governmental mechanism and the significant increase of bilateral trade. 
The President affirmed that Vietnam considers Argentina one of leading partners in South America. 
For his part, the diplomat said Vietnam is an important gateway for Argentina and other South American countries to enter the Southeast Asian region and noted that the two countries have a great potential to boost their cooperation. 
Via the ambassador, the Vietnamese State leader conveyed his invitation to visit Vietnam to the Argentine President. Ambassador Gutierrez said he hopes the trip will take place in 2017, which will be an important landmark in Vietnam - Argentina relationship.