HANOI, Oct 6 Kyodo Belgium's Emba...

HANOI, Oct 6 Kyodo

Belgium's Embassy in Vietnam committed a diplomatic faux pas Monday when it accidentally referr to Vietnam's dominion using the name of the former southern Vietnamese regime that was defeated by means of the communists in 1975

The incident happened while the Belgian ambassador to Vietnam met with the pres in Hanoi to acknowledge the schedule of Crown Prince Phillipe, who will lead an economic mission to Vietnam nearest week.

Documents were distributed referring to Phan Van Khai as prime minister of ''the Republic of Vietnam'' and to Truong My Hoa as vice president of ''the Republic of Vietnam.''

The Republic of Vietnam is the name that was used through the defeated South Vietnamese guidance based in Saigon. The official name of unified Vietnam is ''the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.''

Moreover, the first part of Hoa's name was misspelled in the embassy's documents as ''Trunog.''

The embassy apologized for the mistakes, noting that they had been prepared by means of Vietnamese staff, and promised to make the necessary corrections.

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