According to VUFO, Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos has coordinated with Vietnamese agencies to successfully organize visits and exchanges at all levels and in all sectors, namely the official visit to Viet Nam by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (May 2022), the visit by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (August 2022), and the official visit to Greece by Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (November 2021).
In terms of the economy, the Ambassador promotes the export of high-quality Greek agricultural products to Viet Nam, such as saffron and fruits. Greece has ratified the Viet Nam- EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and the Viet Nam- EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and supports the early ratification of the Viet Nam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Regarding sports, the Greek Embassy has donated 50,000 euros to the Viet Nam National Olympic Committee to contribute to the development of the Vietnamese sports sector. In terms of health, during the Covid-19 period, Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos donated 250,000 doses of the Greek AstraZeneca vaccine to the Vietnamese people (November 2021).
In addition, Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos has promoted the signing of memorandums of understanding in many fields: labor, education - training, maritime, such as: Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on migration and labor mobility between the Ministry of Migration and Asylum of the Republic of Greece and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam; Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between Hanoi University of Home Affairs (HUHA) and two Greek higher education institutions, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Athens Business School (BCA)... These documents are the basis for promoting cooperation and enhancing people-to-people exchange between the two countries.
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| Phan Anh Son, President of VUFO (R) presents the medal “For peace and friendship among nations” to Greek Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos, October 15 in Hanoi. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
At the ceremony to award the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” medal to Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos, Phan Anh Son, President of VUFO, highly appreciated the Ambassador’s contributions to the bilateral relations. During his tenure, the Ambassador paid much attention to and supported cooperation activities in many fields such as politics, education, trade, and people-to-people exchange between Viet Nam and Greece in particular and Viet Nam and the European Union in general. President Phan Anh Son hopes that regardless of his position, Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos will contribute to further developing the friendship and cooperation between Viet Nam and Greece.
Expressing his honor to receive VUFO's most noble award, the Greek Ambassador said that memories of Viet Nam with its diverse natural landscapes; unique historical and cultural traditions; and friendly and hospitable people would stay in his heart. Viet Nam and Greece have much room to develop cooperation in many fields such as tourism, agriculture, maritime, labor. The Ambassador expressed his hope that Viet Nam will strengthen relations with the EU and expected Greece to be the gateway for Vietnamese goods to enter the region's market.
Source: Vietnamtimes
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