Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (C) poses for a photo with 16 Vietnamese ambassadors overseas for the 2019-2022 tenure at the Presidential Palace (Photo: VNA)

Addressing the ceremony, the Vice President congratulated newly-accredited Vietnamese ambassadors, saying she believes that the ambassadors will fulfill their missions entrusted by the Party and State.

She expected that ambassadors will work harder to maintain the peaceful and stable environment and utilise external resources to develop the country; protect the national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; and enhance the position and prestige of Vietnam.