President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga presents the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to out-going Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul (Photo: Ngoc Thu/ baoquocte.vn)

At a ceremony held in Hanoi on Wednesday, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga said many important events in the relationship between the two countries took place during the Canadian diplomat’s tenure in Vietnam, especially the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2018 which marked the fruitful and sustainable development of the bilateral relations.

The diplomat has made contributions to promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Canada in all fields from politics - diplomacy to economy, trade, security - defense, health, education - training, humanitarian aid, cultural and people-to-people exchange, Nga noted.