Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Malta Nguyen Thi Bich Hue (L) presented her credentials to Maltese President George Vella on May 23 (Photo: Malta's Presidential Office)

Hue made the remarks while presenting her credentials to Maltese President George Vella on May 23. The ambassador affirmed that Vietnam is willing to foster cooperation with Malta in the fields of trade, investment, education, tourism, services, pharmaceutical products and shipping, as well as closely coordinate with the European nation in multilateral forums such as the United Nations, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF). President Vella congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic achievements and spoke highly of the country’s increasing role in regional and multilateral forums, particularly in maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world. He stressed that Maltese people and businesses have paid more attention to the Southeast Asian region and Vietnam in particular, and agreed to promote cooperation in the spheres where both countries have advantages.