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\n Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Th\u1ea3o (right) presents the decision appointing Philip Yvone J. Van Gestel as Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2019s Honorary Consul in Antwerp.\u00a0\u2014 VNA\/VNS Photo
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BRUSSELS \u2014\u00a0The Embassy of Vi\u1ec7t Nam in Belgium held a ceremony on June 25 to present the decision appointing Philip Yvonne J. Van Gestel, a Belgian entrepreneur active in the fields of business and maritime services, as Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2019s Honorary Consul in Antwerp.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Th\u1ea3o\u00a0expressed confidence that with his understanding of and close ties with Vi\u1ec7t Nam, Van Gestel will make meaningful contributions to advancing Vi\u1ec7t Nam-Belgium relations, supporting economic and trade connectivity as well as the protection of Vietnamese citizens in the region.<\/p>\n
The appointment is expected to strengthen Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2019s consular representation network in Belgium, a country that plays an important role within the European Union (EU). Antwerp, in particular, is regarded as one of Europe\u2019s leading logistics hubs and serves as an important economic gateway linking Vi\u1ec7t Nam and Europe.<\/p>\n
For his part, Van Gestel said he has maintained more than three decades of cooperation and engagement with Vi\u1ec7t Nam in trade and maritime transport. He spoke positively about the Southeast Asian country\u2019s economic development and its increasingly important position in global supply chains, describing Vi\u1ec7t Nam as a gateway to Asia with considerable potential for cooperation, particularly in logistics and trade.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted the significance of the EU-Vi\u1ec7t Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and noted that it is expected to continue creating new opportunities for investment and cooperation in the time ahead.<\/p>\n
The Honorary Consul’s appointment carries a three-year term and covers the Flanders region \u2013 Belgium\u2019s most dynamic economic area and home to the Port of Antwerp, Europe\u2019s second-largest seaport.<\/p>\n
Van Gestel has extensive experience in logistics, maritime transport, maritime law and corporate governance. He has held various roles within business and port-related organisations in Antwerp and previously served in the Belgian Navy. \u2014 VNA\/VNS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Th\u1ea3o (right) presents the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[19,5318,5306,5347,5349,269,5294,5331,5315,5314,447,5339,5336,5333,5298,5292,319,5343,5319,5297,2156,4688,5302,5309,5330,5313,5328,5341,5300,5329,5320,5317,5348,5316,192,5290,1176,5299,5344,5350,5296,5326,5322,5303,5308,5335,5342,5301,5334,5338,5346,5340,5327,5337,5311,5307,5345,5312,5305,5289,5352,5323,5351,5324,5293,5332,5310,5304,5325,5295,5321,5291],"class_list":["post-24238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-antwerp","tag-antwerp","tag-bao-online","tag-bao-vietnam","tag-bao-vn-net","tag-baovietnam","tag-business","tag-current-news","tag-current-news-headlines","tag-daily-nation-newspaper-headlines","tag-daily-nation-today","tag-economy","tag-english-daily","tag-english-news-headlines","tag-english-news-papers","tag-english-newspapers","tag-english-through-the-news","tag-environment","tag-govt-news","tag-headlines-news","tag-latest-news-today","tag-life","tag-magazine","tag-nation-news-paper","tag-national-news-headlines","tag-national-news-in-english","tag-news-headline","tag-news-headlines-for-today","tag-news-highlights","tag-news-latest","tag-news-paper-online","tag-news-site","tag-news-website","tag-news-vn","tag-newspaper-headlines-today","tag-politics","tag-society","tag-sports","tag-the-vietnam-war","tag-the-vietnam-war-summary","tag-thongtanxavietnam","tag-tin-viet-nam","tag-tin-viet-nam-net","tag-tin-vietnam","tag-today-breaking-news","tag-today-headlines","tag-today-hot-news","tag-today-international-news","tag-today-news-headlines","tag-top-news-headlines","tag-up-to-the-minute-news","tag-viet-nam","tag-viet-news","tag-viet-to-english","tag-vietnam-conflict","tag-vietnam-culture","tag-vietnam-economy","tag-vietnam-exports","tag-vietnam-government","tag-vietnam-history","tag-vietnam-news","tag-vietnam-news-agency","tag-vietnam-people","tag-vietnam-plus","tag-vietnam-today","tag-vietnam-war","tag-vietnam-war-history","tag-vietnam-war-summary","tag-vietnamese-culture","tag-vietnamese-news","tag-vietnamese-to-english","tag-war-in-vietnam","tag-your-say"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}