Vietnam’s ambassador to Argentina reaffirmed the country’s independent and autonomous foreign policy.

According to the Vietnamese News Agency correspondent in Buenos Aires, as part of the activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee in Argentina in 2026, the ambassadors of Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, as well as the acting charge d’affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Buenos Aires, met the university community and students of the University of California in Buenos Aires (UCA). Asked about relations with the great powers, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet stressed that Vietnam reaffirms its model of “strategic autonomy”, implying cooperation with all the great powers, the absence of military alliances, neutrality in competition between great powers and the maintenance of its ability to defend its national interests. Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet also discussed Vietnam’s constant defense policy, based on the principle of “Four No’s”: absence of military alliances, neutrality towards a country, absence of foreign military bases on its territory and non-use of force or to the threat of use of force in international relations.

Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet said Vietnam is the only country to maintain comprehensive strategic partnerships with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France. Vietnam is able to engage with various parties and is not perceived to be part of any opposing alliance. The ambassador stressed that competition between great powers is an objective reality of international relations. Vietnam does not approach its relations with the great powers from the angle of security and does not take sides. Vietnam has maintained and continues to maintain good relations with the United States and China, which benefits all parties and contributes to regional peace and stability.

The ambassadors of Indonesia and Thailand, as well as the interim charge d’affaires of the Malaysian embassy, ​​also answered numerous questions from UCA students regarding cooperation and prospects for expanding trade and economic exchanges with Argentina.

On this occasion, during a meeting with representatives of the university, Dr. Miguel à ngel Schiavone, president of the UCA, highlighted that the visit of the ASEAN Committee to Buenos Aires offered an opportunity to strengthen mutual understanding between Argentina and Southeast Asia, to promote the dialogue between diplomats and students and to explore prospects for future university cooperation. For her part, Dr Verónica Muñoz, director of international relations and university cooperation, affirmed that internationalization constituted a strategic priority for the university. UCA is currently working to develop student and teacher exchanges with numerous universities around the world, to extend its international partnerships, to internationalize its courses, to implement collaborative learning initiatives and global engagement projects. UCA also aims to consolidate its links with Asia and ASEAN.

UCA is one of the leading private universities in Argentina and Latin America. Founded in 1958, it has several campuses and offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in social sciences and humanities, law, economics, engineering, medicine and theology.