Palau, Viet Nam Establish Diplomatic Ties
Viet Nam and the Republic of Palau officially established diplomatic relations earlier this release, according to the Viet Nam News Agency.
With authority granted by the Government of Viet Nam and the Palau Government, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines, Vu Xuan Truong, and Palau Ambassador to the Philippines, Ramon Rechebei, signed a joint declaration establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Vietnamese Ambassador in the Philippines will serve as non-permanent ambassador to Palau, and the Palau Ambassador to the Philippines also serves as non-permanent ambassador to Viet Nam.
At the signing ceremony, the two ambassadors said they hoped the new diplomatic relations would lead to new cooperation in many aspects between the two countries, especially in the economy, contributions to consolidating peace, stability and common development in the region.
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