via Vietnam Plus, 05 April 2023: Vietnam and the UK celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties.
Speakers from the British Museum and Library showed visitors to historical documents proving that the Vietnam-UK trade relationship was formed 350 years before the two countries officially established diplomatic relations in 1973. Among the items were two letters, one by Lord Trinh Tac sent in 1673 to William Gyfford, head of a delegation from the British Government’s British East India Company when the group came to establish diplomatic relations, and the other by Emperor Canh Thinh dated 1793 which was delivered to Special Envoy George Macartney, head of the British diplomatic mission.
Source: British museum, library introduce items on Vietnam | Videos | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
