Awarding the decision to appoint Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Germany

Specifically, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh presented the decision to appoint Comrade Pham Binh Dam - Director of the National Translation and Interpretation Center, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold the position of Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong, China, concurrently in Macau, China, replacing Comrade Tran Thanh Huan, Consul General, whose term of office has expired.

At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh presented the decision to appoint Comrade Le Quang Long - Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold the position of Consul General of Vietnam in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, replacing Comrade Pham Truong Giang, whose term has expired.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh congratulated the newly appointed officials as Vietnamese Consuls General abroad; emphasizing that this was a trust in the capacity and experience of the Ministry's leaders for the appointed officials.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh believes that with their experience, the new Consuls General will promote their capacity and strengths, lead their units in solidarity, successfully complete their assigned tasks, continue to build political, security, economic and social relations in their areas of responsibility with Vietnam to develop more and more, contributing to the overall success of the country's foreign affairs.

In their speeches accepting their assignments, comrades Pham Binh Dam and Le Quang Long thanked Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh for his advice; affirmed that they will always try their best, promote their capacity, and continuously learn to do well the work and tasks assigned by the Party, State and People.