Congratulating the Canadian Ambassador on his successful term of office in Vietnam, Politburo member and President Luong Cuong hopes to continue to receive the Ambassador's attention and support in the coming time, regardless of the position, for the Vietnam - Canada relationship, especially in promoting early research on upgrading the bilateral relationship to a new height; believing that if the Strategic Partnership framework is established, it will create a larger and more solid space for the bilateral relationship to develop, bringing benefits to people and businesses of both sides.
Ambassador Shawn Perry Steil shared his deep impressions of Vietnam after his term of office, especially Vietnam's openness and sincerity in cooperation with international partners, including Canada; as well as Vietnam's commitment to responsibility in global issues.
The Ambassador affirmed that Canada will always accompany, support and cooperate with Vietnam to jointly fulfill commitments, especially in the fields of climate change response, energy transition, education and human resource development.
Receiving Iranian Ambassador Ali Akbar Nazari, President Luong Cuong highly appreciated the Ambassador's efforts in organizing many activities to connect businesses, cultural and artistic exchanges, especially on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, thereby contributing to promoting the effectiveness of cooperation between the two countries.
The President affirmed that as a country that has experienced war and loss, Vietnam shares the difficulties that the Iranian people are facing; welcomed the ceasefire agreement just reached between the parties and expressed hope that the agreement will contribute to bringing peace and stability in the region.
The President emphasized Vietnam's consistent stance of hoping that the parties will resolve the disagreement through dialogue on the basis of international law.
The President hopes that regardless of his position, with his experience and deep understanding of Vietnam, the Ambassador will continue to have good feelings for the Vietnamese people, paying attention to further promoting the friendly cooperation between the two countries in all fields.
Ambassador Ali Akbar Nazari expressed his deep gratitude to the leaders of the Party, State and ministries, departments and branches of Vietnam for their support and effective coordination throughout his term of office; highlighting his impressions of Vietnam's strong development in recent years and the affection that the Vietnamese people have given to him personally as Ambassador.
The Ambassador emphasized that during his term, the two countries signed many important cooperation documents, good cooperation at international organizations and multilateral forums, creating a solid foundation to further promote bilateral relations.
He said that the two sides still have a lot of room for cooperation, especially in the economic - trade field, and expressed hope that with the determination of both sides, bilateral trade turnover will soon reach the target of 2 billion USD set by both sides.
