Vietnam Fatherland Front's President Nguyen Thien Nhan receives Chinese Ambassador Kong Xuanyou- Photo: VGP/Tu Luong

(VOVworld)- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received outgoing Chinese Ambassador Kong Xuanyou on Monday, hailing the contributions the diplomat has made to the development of the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China. Kong said he will continue trying his best to further consolidate the traditional ties between the two countries in the future. The same day, Nhan also met Ambassador of Chile Fernando Urrutia, who said his country is keen on lifting bilateral ties with Vietnam to a new height to match the cooperation potential between the two countries. Lauding the socio-economic achievements that Chile has gained over the past years, Nhan said the VFF is ready to beef up multifaceted partnership with the country.