According to VNA, on the afternoon of November 9 local time (early morning of November 10 Vietnam time), President Luong Cuong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Arturo M. Benitez International Airport in Santiago de Chile, starting an official visit to the Republic of Chile at the invitation of President Gabriel Boric Font.
On the evening of November 9 local time, 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 although the Vietnamese community living and working in Chile is not large, it always knows how to promote the spirit of solidarity. The Ambassador affirmed that the staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Chile always believe in the guidelines and policies of the Party and State, as well as the increasingly rising position of the country and the belief in the era of national development, building a developed Vietnam.
President Luong Cuong praised 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.
The President affirmed that despite the complicated developments in 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 with the efforts of the entire political system and people of all walks of life, Vietnam continued to maintain macroeconomic stability, inflation was controlled, major economic balances 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.
During his visit to Chile, President Luong Cuong will hold talks with President Gabriel Boric Font and witness the signing of cooperation documents between the two countries, meet with the Presidents of the Chilean Senate and House of Representatives; receive leaders of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party of Chile, the Chile - Vietnam Friendship Association... and a number of other important activities.
