President receives new ambassadors from Ukraine, Canada

At the reception for the Canadian ambassador, Shawn Perry Steil, President Phúc highlighted the growing relations between the two countries. Despite difficulties from COVID- 一 九, the two sides have maintained good political and diplomatic relations, he said, adding that two-way trade reached more than US$ 六 billion in  二0 二 一, up  一 八. 五 per cent year on year. The President said he hopes Ambassador Steil will design plans to further beef up bilateral ties.

Ambassador Steil noted that the two countries are enjoying effective cooperation in all fields, including economy, education, defence, security and climate change response.

He pledged that he will work hard to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries.

President Phúc underlined Việt Nam’s wish to accelerate ties with Canada, especially through the exchange of delegations at high and all levels and people-to-people exchange. He expressed hope that Canada will coordinate closely with Việt Nam to organise activities to mark the  五0th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in  二0 二 三.

The State leader said he hopes the Canadian diplomat will give proposals to promote bilateral collaboration in prioritised sectors after the pandemic as well as open the market for Vietnamese agricultural products, thus making full use of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

He proposed that the ambassador will work to speed up Canadian-supported projects in responding to climate change, natural disasters and sea level rise, especially in the Mekong Delta region of Việt Nam.

Over regional and international issues, President Phúc affirmed that Việt Nam welcomes Canada’s strengthening of cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, thus contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region. Việt Nam hopes that Canada, through the Indo-Pacific Strategy, will continue to make strong co妹妹itments in supporting the central role of the ASEAN and the ASEAN-Canada comprehensive partnership, he stated. — VNS