(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam persists in its open-door policy and international integration, remains an active and responsible member of the WTO, and always values and supports the multilateral trade system with the WTO at its core, said a Vietnam senior diplomat.
 Ambassador Mai Phan Dung and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Photo: Anh Hien/VNA
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Mai Phan Dung, head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations, the WTO and other international organizations in Geneva, submitted the Vietnamese President’s credentials to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday.
The WTO chief appreciated Vietnam’s active contributions to the organization, especially the outcomes of the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) held in Abu Dhabi from February 26 to March 2.
She suggested Vietnam continue to contribute to unfinished contents, including trying to bring Package 1 of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies into effect before June and participating in promoting negotiations on Package 2, thus contributing to the UN Millennium Goals on sustainable development.
The Vietnamese diplomat appreciated the results achieved at the MC13 and the Director-General's personal contributions to the success of the conference. He affirmed the commitment of the Vietnamese delegation to maintaining its close and active coordination with the WTO Secretariat and other WTO members to fully and effectively implement the results of the MC13 in the coming time.