Hungarian President János Áder congratulated Vietnam on impressive achievements in socio-economic development and international integration that the country has gained in recent years during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao, who presented her credentials to the host leader on July 9.
Budapest (VNA) – Hungarian President János Áder congratulated Vietnam on impressive achievements in socio-economic development and international integration that the country has gained in recent years during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao, who presented her credentials to the host leader on July 9. The President affirmed that the State and Government of Hungary is willing to support Ambassador Thao to complete her missions during her working tenure, thus contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. He briefed the Vietnamese diplomat on the agenda of the Planet Budapest 2021 Sustainability Expo and Summit that Hungary will host later this year, while sharing his country’s experience in combating COVID-19 pandemic, especially in conducting vaccination programme. For her part, Thao highlighted the strong and dynamic growth of the Vietnam-Hungary ties thanks to mutual understanding and trust as well as effective cooperation in all fields as well as in both bilateral matters and regional and international issues of shared concern. She pledged that she will work hard to complete her tasks and make contributions to the promotion of partnership between the two countries. The same day, the Vietnamese diplomat laid flowers at Hero Square in Budapest, an iconic statue complex featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers./.