Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Argentinian counterpart Alberto Angel Fernandez on October 25 exchanged letters of congratulations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (October 25, 1973-2023).
The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also exchanged congratulations with his Argentinian counterpart Santiago Andres Cafiero.
Also on October 25, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in coordination with the Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam organised a meeting to celebrate the event.
In his remarks, VUFO President Phan Anh Son emphasised the continuous development of the bilateral ties with regular high-level delegation exchanges, adding relations between residents of the two countries have also been promoted.
Son expressed his belief that the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries will grow more strongly, substantially and effectively in the coming time for the sake of their people, and for peace and stability in the region and the world.
Argentinian Ambassador Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino also highlighted the good, dynamic relations between the two Governments and nations, with two-way trade reaching about 5 billion USD last year, and more than 40 bilateral agreements signed.
Mai Thi Phuong Hoa, President of the Vietnam-Argentina Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, suggested the two countries focus on promoting collaboration in three pillars namely politics-diplomacy, economy-trade, and culture-education-tourism./.
