Ambassador Nguyen Nam Duong presents his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt)

At the ceremony, President Mahmoud Abbas extended New Year greetings to the leaders and people of Vietnam. He commended Vietnam’s remarkable achievements over 40 years of Doi Moi (Renewal), describing the country as a model for others in national liberation, development, and in effectively mobilizing international solidarity and support.

Ambassador Nguyen Nam Duong reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance in support of the just cause of the Palestinian people, backing the two-state solution and Palestine’s full membership at the United Nations, while safeguarding the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people.