Argentine national news agency wishes to boost cooperation with VNA
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh had a working session with President of the Argentine National News Agency (Telam) Bernada Llorente on March 26 to discuss measures to promote information on all areas of each country to both Vietnamese and Argentine readers.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh (R) and President of the Argentine National News Agency (Telam) Bernada Llorente (Photo: VNA)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong QuocThanh had a working session with President of the Argentine National NewsAgency (Telam) Bernada Llorente on March 26 to discuss measures to promoteinformation on all areas of each country to both Vietnamese and Argentinereaders.
At the meeting at the embassy, Ambassador Thanh highly valued the role of Telam,as a national news agency, in providing readers with official and timelyinformation on Argentina’s political, economic, social and cultural aspects.
He expressed his belief that Telam will play an important role in providinginformation on land and people of Vietnam, as well as the country’s achievementson socio-economic development to the Argentine people.
According to the diplomat, based on agreements signed between the VNA andTelam, the two agencies can continue to strengthen the exchange of information,and coordination in producing programmes to introduce culture, economic, investmentand trade potential of each country on their press products.
Telam President Llorente said expressed her impression on the land and peopleof Vietnam as well as the country’s economic achievements after her two visitsto the Southeast Asian nation.
She affirmed that Vietnam is always a priority partner of Argentine in Asia. Asa national news agency, Telam has proactively provided information on Vietnam forreaders in Argentine.
Particularly, Telam has introduced Vietnam's experience in dealing with theCOVID-19 epidemic as the country became a bright spot in the fight against COVID-19in 2020.
She reaffirmed Telam will further promote its relationship with the VNA inorder to move towards the signing of a more practical and effective cooperationagreement between the two sides./.
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh (R) and President of the Argentine National News Agency (Telam) Bernada Llorente (Photo: VNA) 
