According to VNA, on the occasion of an official visit to the Republic of Chile, on the evening of November 9 local time, in the capital Santiago de Chile, President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited and talked with officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living, working and studying in Chile.
Reporting to President Luong Cuong, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong said that the Vietnamese community living and working in Chile, although not large, always knows how to promote the spirit of solidarity.
In addition to the representative agency staff, the majority of Vietnamese people do business and live in southern Chile and a small part in the capital Santiago and northern Chile.
The Ambassador affirmed that, on the basis of the traditional relationship, nurtured by many generations of leaders and people of the two countries, the core and continuous task of the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile is to maintain good political relations between the two countries.
The staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Chile always believe in the Party and State's guidelines and policies, as well as the country's increasingly rising position and belief in the era of national growth, building a developed Vietnam.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Luong Cuong commended and highly appreciated the efforts and achievements of the Embassy as well as the Vietnamese community in Chile in implementing the foreign policies of the Party and State, contributing to the continued development of the comprehensive cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Chile.
Sharing with the community about the domestic situation, the President affirmed that despite the complicated developments of the world political and economic situation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, implementing the testament of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and the efforts of the entire political system and people of all walks of life, Vietnam continued to maintain macroeconomic stability, inflation was controlled, major balances of the economy were ensured; socio-political stability, national defense and security were strengthened, firmly protecting independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; foreign affairs were promoted and achieved many positive results.
Emphasizing that the Party and State always care about and consider the overseas Vietnamese community an inseparable part, a resource of the national community and an important factor contributing to strengthening the cooperative and friendly relations between Vietnam and other countries, the President asked the Embassy to continue to promote its role as a bridge to promote and further deepen the special relationship between Vietnam and Chile.
Along with that, according to the President, the Embassy must also continue to synchronously deploy the fields of political diplomacy, economic diplomacy, cultural diplomacy and community work, in which priority is given to promoting the role of advising, accompanying and supporting the implementation of economic, trade and investment cooperation programs and projects between the two countries, while continuing to build a united, clean and strong Party organization and representative agency, preserving the image of the country and Vietnamese people before international friends.
The President also expressed his hope that the Embassy would provide timely support to our compatriots in the host country as well as in the concurrently assigned area; at the same time, he hoped that the Vietnamese community in Chile, despite its modest numbers, would always unite, maintain close relations, keep in regular contact and enthusiastically participate in activities towards the roots.
