Vietnam establishes diplomatic ties with Antigua-Barbuda
(VOV) - Vietnam and Antigua-Barbuda, a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, have signed a joint communiqué on establishing diplomatic ties.
The communiqué was signed in New York on November 8 between ambassador Le Hoai Trung, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Representative Mission to the United Nations, and ambassador Anthony Liverpool, acting head of the Permanent Representative Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations.
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| Vietnam and Antigua-Barbuda officially established diplomatic ties on November 8 (Photo:VNA) |
Both sides agreed to exchange their diplomatic representatives at the ambassadorial level and apply the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations in bilateral ties.
Antigua and Barbuda is an active member of various regional and international organisations, including the United Nations, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Organization of American States (OAS).
The establishment of diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda demonstrates Vietnam’s open foreign policy of attaching importance to developing relations with Latin American countries, including those in the Caribbean.