The official visit to Việt Nam during October 5-8 by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse marks a historic milestone in the relations between the two countries, Panamanian Ambassador to Việt Nam Nubiela Ayala Modes affirmed in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the trip.
This is the first official visit to Việt Nam by President José Raúl Mulino, demonstrating Panama’s growing importance attached to Việt Nam as a key partner in Southeast Asia and opening opportunities to strengthen cooperation in trade, maritime affairs, logistics, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
More importantly, the visit will convey a strong message of friendship and shared commitment to building an increasingly close and dynamic bilateral relationship in the years ahead. It is also particularly meaningful as bilateral ties have continuously expanded in areas such as tourism, people-to-people exchanges and education over more than five decades.
According to the ambassador, President Mulino attaches particular importance to strengthening Panama’s collaboration with Việt Nam for the mutual benefit of the two countries. She stressed that the two sides should continue nurturing their friendship and pursuing shared interests and development on the foundation built over more than 50 years.
