South Sudan wishes to promote multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam

On March 20, at the Presidential Palace in the capital Juba of the Republic of South Sudan, Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and South Sudan Nguyen Huy Dung presented the letter of credentials of the President of Vietnam to South Sudan President Salvar Kiir Mayardit.

At the reception following the presentation of credentials, President Kiir Mayardit welcomed Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung to his assignment in South Sudan, expressing his delight at receiving the credentials from the first Vietnamese ambassador to Africa's youngest republic.

President Kiir Mayardit wished the Ambassador success in his term of office in South Sudan and hoped that the Ambassador would make many meaningful contributions to strengthening and developing the cooperative relationship between the two countries.

President Kiir Mayardit expressed his admiration for Vietnam's socio-economic achievements and affirmed his desire to promote multifaceted cooperation between South Sudan and Vietnam.

For his part, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung expressed his honor to become the first ambassador of Vietnam to South Sudan and affirmed his determination to promote the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two countries in the coming time on both bilateral and multilateral levels.

Previously, on March 19, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung presented a copy of his Letter of Credence to South Sudan Foreign Minister James Pitia Morgan.

South Sudan is a young republic in Central Africa, born in 2011 after a referendum on the separation of the southern region of Sudan into an independent country. Today, South Sudan has a population of about 12 million, with more than 200 different tribes, and is rich in natural resources such as oil, gas and timber.

Vietnam and South Sudan established official diplomatic relations on February 21, 2019, but Vietnam recognized South Sudan since its birth in 2011.

Since 2014, Vietnam has sent forces to participate in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan with more than 800 officers and soldiers of the People's Army and People's Police, which have been highly appreciated by the United Nations, the Government of South Sudan and local communities.

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