The
Republic
of
Sudan
’s Ambassador to
Viet Nam
, Adil Ibrahim Mustafa Ahmed, on Aug 25th, inaugurated his nation's honorary consulate in
HCM
City
and introduced the honorary consul, a Vietnamese citizen.
Ms. Tran Uyen Phuong, deputy general director of Tan Hiep Phat Group, a major non-alcoholic beverage maker in
Viet Nam
, was appointed Sudanese honorary consul. She has been chosen among dozens of candidates who applied for the position.
At the ceremony, the ambassador said the Sudanese Government had decided to appoint an honorary consul to Hochiminh city because of the huge potential for economic and cultural relations.
Sudan
is the third largest country in
Africa
with an area of 2.5 million square kilometres and a population of 39 million.
The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1969 and
Sudan
opened an embassy in Ha Noi in 2009.
Source SGGP, VN Express - Translated by MT
