Heads of the Vietnamese and Bahamas Delegations to the UN, on behalf of the two countries, sign a Joint Statement on establishing bilateral diplomatic ties (Photo: VOV)

The two sides agreed to strengthen the exchanges of diplomatic missions and share information about each other’s strength and cooperation potential in economics, trade, investment, tourism, banking, IT and agriculture. They pledged to work closely at the UN and other multilateral forums.

Bahamas is one of the Commonwealth of States that has strong economic advantages, especially in tourism and financial services.

Vietnam has so far established diplomatic ties with 191 countries which reflect its foreign policy of diversification and multilateralization of international relations, and respecting developing ties with Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The joint statement was sent to the UN Secretary General for Antonio Guterres for circulation and to UN member countries for information.