Senior leaders sanguine of Vietnam-Madagascar growing ties
VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang and his Madagascar counterpart Hery Rajaonarimampianina have expressed their delight at the positive development of the time-honoured friendly relations between Vietnam and Madagascar.
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During talks after the welcome ceremony, Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina praised President Quang’s visit, the first by a Vietnamese head of state to Madagascar, as of paramount importance.
President Quang affirmed his nation’s readiness to cooperate with Madagascar in agriculture, trade and investment, and called for more exchanges of delegations to deepen bilateral ties.
The two Presidents welcomed the opening of Madagascar’s honorary Consulate Office in Vietnam, describing it as a landmark in bilateral friendship. They highlighted the principle of settling maritime disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international laws, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Host and guest consented to direct their respective agriculture ministries to expeditiously organise meetings to devise concrete cooperation projects.
The two leaders also compared notes on the international and regional situation of mutual concern and agreed to continue coordination at international forums particularly within the framework of the United Nations and the non-aligned movement.
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On this occasion, the Vietnamese President suggested Madagascar back Vietnam’s bid to run for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council in the 2020-2021 tenure.
They exchanged views on a host of issues to increase cooperation within the International Organisation of La Francophonie. President Quang spoke highly of Madagascar’s efforts to host the 16th Francophonie Summit.
President Quang also thanked the Government of Madagascar for supporting renovation work for a memorial site and bronze bust of the late President at Ho Chi Minh square in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. This demonstrates the fine sentiments of the people of Madagascar towards President Ho Chi Minh- a national hero of Vietnam and a world cultural celebrity recognized by the UNESCO, who laid the foundation for the friendship between Vietnamese and Madagascar people, Quang told his host.
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President Quang invited Madagascar President Hery Raiaonarimampianina to pay an official visit to Vietnam and his invitation was accepted with pleasure.
The same day, he laid a wreath at Ho Chi Minh Square, visited Vietnam pavilion at the Francophone Village and met with the Vietnamese community in Madagascar.