(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the role of Irish Ambassador Cait Moran, who is in the first year of her mission in Vietnam. At a reception in Hanoi on Friday, Mr. Phuc said he hoped Ireland would continue to boost trade and investment ties with Vietnam and help Vietnam in its education and training. He also urged Ireland to push for the EU’s prompt signing of the free trade agreement with Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Ireland's new Ambassador to Vietnam Cait Moran (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Moran pledged that Ireland would accelerate the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, which she said would increase efficiency for the current level of cooperation in agriculture and food safety management between the two countries.