Mexico and Vietnam should share experience in socio-economic development considering their similarities, said Felix Castellanos, new President of the Mexican Institute for Friendship and Cooperation with Vietnam (IACMV).

Speaking at his installation in Mexico City , Felix Castellanos emphasised the need to promote the nation of Vietnam to the Mexicans, particularly the Southeast Asian nation’s experiences in national defence and socio-economic development. He vowed to strengthen coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico with that objective in mind.

In addition to supporting Vietnam ’s national construction and defence, Felix Castellanos stressed his determination to expand bilateral cooperation in acupuncture and agriculture, especially rubber and tea growing.

He also hoped to accelerate the exchange of expertise and experience in the fields of economics, trade, science and technology and tourism as well as strike up a friendship between Mexico ’s Acapulco city and Ha Long city of Vietnam .

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Thanh Tung affirmed continued support for the IACMV’s working programme, which he said helped to raise mutual understanding between the two nations and make bilateral cooperation more effective./.