El Salvador's embassy in Hanoi was opened on Wednesday, making it the Central American country's first in Southeast Asia.

The embassy of El Salvador is located on the seventh floor of the Capital Place Building at 29 Lieu Giai Street, Ngoc Khanh Ward, Ba Dinh District.

El Salvador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco said, “this is the first embassy of El Salvador in Southeast Asia, proving the country’s recognition of Vietnam’s leadership and potential to deepen the cooperation ties."

She also expected Vietnam to open its diplomatic agency in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, in the near future.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said the event demonstrates El Salvador’s determination to cement the relations between the two countries based on common values of freedom, equality, and humanity.

“After 13 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties, the Vietnam-El Salvador relations have developed in many sectors. The two sides have effectively utilized the political consultation mechanism and supported each other at multilateral forums, especially at the United Nations,” Ngoc affirmed.

Vietnam and El Salvador established diplomatic relations in January 2010.

The Central American nation, with an area of over 21,000 square meters and a population of some 6.5 million people, opened its honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2017 during a visit by its deputy minister of foreign affairs to Vietnam’s metropolis.

To date, nearly 80 countries and territories have opened their embassies or representative offices in Vietnam.

The Southeast Asian country has had diplomatic ties with 33 Latin American countries.

On Tuesday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received El Salvador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco, calling on the Central American country to open its doors for Vietnamese products, especially agricultural products and seafood, and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese investors, thus making Vietnam and El Salvador become bridges between the Central American and Southeast Asian markets.

In response, Tinoco said El Salvador has learned from Vietnam’s experience in adopting macro-economy and finance policies and responding to challenges.

Tinoco visited Vietnam from Tuesday to Thursday, during which she also met with Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

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