(VOVworld) – Senegal has promised to support Vietnam’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in the 2020-2021 tenure and the Director-General position of UNESCO for the 2017-2021 tenure.

Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam (Source: VNA)

The pledge was made during meetings between senior Senegalese officials and visiting Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam last week. During his two-day visit as a special envoy of the President, Deputy Minister Nam met with Senegalese President Macky Sall to convey an invitation to visit Vietnam from President Tran Dai Quang. Mr. Nam also had working sessions with Senegal’s Ministeries of Foreign Affairs, Maritime Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Equipment, and Trade. The two sides targeted diversifying traded commodities, with priority given to agricultural machinery, fertilizers, apparel, and phone components.