(VOVworld) – UK Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes has been awarded Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh’s certificate of merit for his contributions to the friendship between Vietnam and the UK.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Phương Nga (L) presents a certificate of merit to UK Ambassador Antony Stokes.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga presented the certificate to the outgoing diplomat in Hanoi on Tuesday. At the presentation ceremony, Stokes said it was his great honour to receive the reward, which reflects the feelings of the Vietnamese Government and people towards the people of the UK. He pledged further efforts to consolidate and develop the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership.