President Vo Van Thuong welcomes Vice President of South Africa Paul Mashatile in Hanoi on December 14, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

President Thuong expressed his hope that the two sides will keep strengthening cooperation in different fields in the time ahead.

Vice President Mashatile said that the African National Congress (ANC) party treasures and wishes to enhance multifaceted relations with Vietnam.

The two leaders stressed the need to continue coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums, especially the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and the South - South cooperation.

Speaking highly of the two countries’ important positions as gateways in their respective regions, both host and guest agreed to promote Vietnam’s cooperation with the African Union and South Africa’s ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The two countries will step up connections in economy, trade, investment, education, training, and such new areas as digital transformation, and green economy.