Ambassador presents credentials to Timor Leste’s President: Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste Ta Van Thong (left) and President of Timor Leste José Ramos Horta. (Photo: WVR)

President José Ramos Horta wished the Ambassador a successful term. Ambassador Ta Van Thong thanked the President and people of Timor Leste for their support to the Vietnamese people in the struggle for national independence in the past and development today, affirming that it serves as a solid foundation for the expansion of friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in the future.

The Ambassador pledged to do his utmost to fulfill his role and to promote the Vietnam - Timor Leste partnership more extensively, focusing on trade and investment cooperation to support post-pandemic economic recovery as well as collaboration in the fields of tourism, education, and people-to-people exchanges.

Ambassador presents credentials to Timor Leste’s President: Ambassador Ta Van Thong reviews the honor guard at the Credential Presentation Ceremony. (Photo; WVR)

During his stay there, Ambassador Thong also had meetings with Timor Leste’s Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Transport and Communications, and the Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, as well as representatives of the Vietnamese community in the country.