International Cooperation

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Party Central Committee member and Deputy Minister of National Defense, received Ms. Cristina Romila, Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam.

The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Le Hoai Trung, held virtual talks on January 20 with the chief of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Chauthaiwale, and BJP Member of Parliament Ravishandar Prasad.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on January 20 held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn during which both sides said they are happy to see the growing ties between the two countries’ ministries, agencies, localities and people.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wants Vietnam and Malaysia to lift bilateral trade to 20 billion USD by 2025 during a reception for outgoing Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on January 20 afternoon.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang presented views on issues that have drawn concern of the press and the public at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on January 20.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai has said that cooperation in the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic is a new bright spot in the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between Vietnam and China, contributing to maintaining stable and positive development momentum in many areas.

On January 18, Pakistani Ambassador to Vietnam Samina Mehtab and a delegation of the Pakistani Embassy laid flowers and paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh in his mausoleum, starting activities to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between Vietnam and Pakistan (November 8).

On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has sent via the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam a video-recorded speech to Chinese people on the occasion of the 72nd founding anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 – 2022).

The relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and political parties in Germany have contributed to creating a foundation for the relationship between the two countries, said a Vietnamese high-ranking Party official.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son's visit to Cambodia comes less than a month after the State visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. That shows the importance of the relationship between the two countries.

Authorized by Head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party External Relations and Lao Ambassador to Vietnam, Lao Deputy Ambassador Chanthaphone Khammanichanh presented 3 second-class Labour Orders and 10 third-class Labour Orders to leaders, managers and cadres of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy (HCMA) of Politics and the Su That National Political Publishing House.

The Republic of Korea Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK on January 17 worked together to announce a design as the logo marking the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has affirmed that Vietnam had a successful tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021, a difficult period for the world and the UNSC in particular due to complicated, uncertain and unprecedented developments in the world.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations will hold a memorial service on January 19 for Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who laid down his life while performing UN peacekeeping mission.

Top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have exchanged their messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - 2022).

It can be said that the relationship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation today and the former Soviet Union earlier is a relationship between faithful friends. The two countries are each other's special traditional partners, and they support each other, Dang Minh Khoi, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia has said.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a letter of condolences to First Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola over the passing of EP President David Sassoli.

Two Japanese have been appointed as Honourary Consuls General of Vietnam in Nagoya and Mie cities who pledged to do their utmost to developing Vietnam and its ties with Japan.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will work harder to raise public awareness of people-to-people diplomacy and improve operational quality, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said on January 14.

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 14 for Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer via videoconference.

World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai has confirmed that WHO will actively accompany, support, share information and experience with the health sector in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai in its fight against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on January 13, on the occasion of the 72nd founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950 - 2022).

Over the past time, the relationship between Vietnam and Belarus has developed into multifaceted cooperation on the basis of a long-standing friendship tradition, making an important contribution to the construction and development of each country.

WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai on January 11 said the World Health Organisation backs visions and viewpoints in the COVID-19 prevention and control programme set out by the Vietnamese Government to flexibly response to new variants.

The year 2021 ended as Vietnam fulfilled its mission as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term with many positive results, showing harmony and resonance with the common goals of the international community.

Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific region Takeshi Kasai congratulated Vietnam on achieving high results in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, as well as in fast access to vaccines compared to other countries in the world.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and his entourage left Hanoi on January 10, concluding their three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma in Hanoi on January 7 exchanged letters of congratulations by Vietnamese and Indian leaders on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 7).

Defence diplomacy has contributed to deepening relations between Vietnam and other countries, while promoting Vietnam’s role and position in the international arena, heard an online conference in Hanoi on January 7.