Papua New Guinea Governor-General hails Vietnam’s position
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Bob Dadae hailed Vietnam’s position in the international arena during his reception on July 16 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Pham Vinh Quang who came to present his credentials.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Pham Vinh Quang presents credential to Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Bob Dadae. (Photo courtesy of Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia)
Jakarta (VNA) – Governor-Generalof Papua New Guinea Bob Dadae hailed Vietnam’s position in the internationalarena during his reception on July 16 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia andPapua New Guinea Pham Vinh Quang who came to present his credentials.
Governor-General Dadae affirmed Papua New Guinea attaches importance to thefruitful friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, and sees Vietnam as a modelfor development in the future.
He highlighted the relations between the two countries, saying both sidesshould further collaboration in the fields that they could share benefits.
Recalling Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to the Papua New Guinea toattend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting in 2018, theGovernor-General stressed the need to have more official visits by high-levelleaders to pave the way for people-to-people exchanges as well as developmentof trade ties.
He expressed his hope that Vietnam will help his country’s bid to become amember of ASEAN.
The same day, Vinh had a meeting with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister JamesMarape, who spoke highly of Vietnam’s roles in the international arena, andsaid his country is willing to cooperate with Vietnam in agriculture, seafood,mining, oil and gas, tourism, and telecommunications.
He said he would direct competent authorities to accelerate the signing ofagreements on double taxation avoidance, investment protection and promotion,and technical cooperation.
He wished to continue coordinating with Vietnam at regional and internationalforums like the United Nations (UN), APEC, World Trade Organisation (WTO),ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the UN Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO).
At the meetings, the hosts pledged support for Ambassador Quang so that he willhave a successful tenure in the country, contributing to consolidating anddeveloping the friendship and relations between the nations.
On the occasion, Ambassador Quang met with representatives of the Vietnamesecommunity in Papua New Guinea, during which he affirmed the Vietnamese Partyand State always attach much importance to the role of Vietnamese expatriates,and committed to doing his utmost to protecting rights and legitimated interestsof the Vietnamese nationals.-VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Pham Vinh Quang presents credential to Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Bob Dadae. (Photo courtesy of Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia) 
