President of the VUFO Nguyen Phuong Nga (R) presents the insignia to out-going Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul. The VUFO noble award aims to recognize and honor the precious contributions of the ambassador to reinforcing and increasing the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. Speaking at the ceremony, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said that Ambassador Deborah Paul's term in Vietnam was a period of many important events in the relationship between Vietnam and Canada, especially the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2018, marking the good and sustainable development of Vietnam - Canada relations. According to Ms Nga, Ambassador Deborah Paul played an important role in coordinating high-level contacts, phone calls and exchanging letters between the two countries’ leaders, and advocated for support of Vietnam’s role at regional and international forums, especially when Vietnam assumed the p
PANO - President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga handed over the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to out-going Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul at a ceremony on February 16 in Hanoi.
Vietnam and Canada have enjoyed robust collaboration ties in the past years. In a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul has affirmed that despite the raging COVID-19 pandemic, both nations witnessed rosy relations in 2021. Particularly, trade and investment were billed as important locomotives to develop the ties into a new high.