Vietnam and Bhutan promote friendly relations
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai presented President Vo Van Thuong’s Credentials to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Thimpu, capital of Bhutan, on June 14.
After the ceremony, the King received the ambassador who conveyed President Thuong’s greetings and invitation to the King to visit Vietnam.
King Wangchuck congratulated Hai on being appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to the Kingdom of Bhutan. He expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s past struggle for national liberation and its present socio-economic development achievements, as well as its international integration process.
The King highly appreciated the enhanced people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, which he said help foster bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment and other fields.
He also shared major directions in the development of Bhutan, the happiest country in the world.
Ambassador Hai for his part expressed his honour to undertake a new mission in Bhutan, and vowed to try his best to promote mutual understanding and bilateral cooperation in the fields of mutual interest and strengths, such as tourism, agriculture, afforestration, furniture production, garment making, and services, among others.
Vietnam and Bhutan established diplomatic relations in January 2012. The two countries have maintained good friendly relations.
Vietnam currently has two investment projects in Bhutan with a total registered capital of US$937,000. Along with the increasing number of tourists to each other’s markets, bilateral trade has gradually been enhanced after the COVID-19 pandemic.