Marcos accepts credentials of envoys from Vietnam, Timor-Leste

President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. receives the credentials of Lai Thai Binh as the Ambassador of Vietnam to the Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Photo by YUMMIE DINGDING / PPA Pool)

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accepted the credentials of two foreign envoys on Tuesday, one from Vietnam and the other from Timor-Leste.

The president received both ambassadors in Malacañan Palace in Manila.

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome you Manila, to the Philippines as the Ambassador of Vietnam to our country,” Marcos told Vietnam Ambassador to the Philippines Lai Thai Binh.

“It is just in time as we have many things planned between our two countries and I’m very happy to have received your letter of credence,” added the president.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives the credentials of Timor-Leste Ambassador Marciano Octavio Garcia Da Silva during the presentation of credentials ceremony at Malacanang Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Photo by YUMMIE DINGDING / PPA Pool)

Marcos said he spoke with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính during Asean Summits, saying that there were many areas of cooperation for the Philippines and Vietnam to explore.

Meanwhile, Marciano Octavio Garcia Da Silva is the resident ambassador of Timor-Leste to the Philippines.

“This is indicative of the growing partnership that your country and mine through our bilateral relationships, together with the multilateral relationships, have progressed in the last few years,” said Marcos.