The common will for direct expansion and deepening of bilateral relations between Greece and Vietnam at all levels was confirmed during Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias’ official visit in Hanoi, on the anniversary of 10 years from the opening of the Greek embassy in the Vietnamese capital and 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The contacts between the two officials revealed the mutual intention to intensify contacts that will promote bilateral cooperation in all areas, from economic, commercial, maritime, to tourism and culture.
Among the most important agreements is the one to promote cooperation between the two countries in multilateral forums-including the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) with the EU and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ASEAN-EU, with Vietnam saying that it is ready to act as a gateway to further promote and facilitate cooperation between Greece and ASEAN, as well as the EU and ASEAN, but also Greece and Vietnam in its relations with the EU, acting as a gateway to Europe.
“We respect Vietnam and its brave story, and for me is a life dream to be here and I am very happy to be the first Greek Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam,” Kotzias said in a joint press conference with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Bhin Minh.
“Vetnam is a synonym of national resistance and human dignity, which are the highest human values for the protection of human life and national sovereignty,” he added.
“That is why,” Kotzias added “we are preparing to further promote cooperation between Greece and Vietnam, in all possible fields, from business and shipping to the EU. We can be, for Vietnam, the gateway to the EU,” he underlined.
On his part, Minh said that “Vietnam and Greece have shared forty years of diplomatic relations and since then we have seen very positive developments in our bilateral cooperation.”
The Vietnamese Foreign Minister described his talks with Kotzias “very constructive” and expressed his appreciation for the visit of Kotzias in Hanoi.
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