International Cooperation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Japan from November 22-25 is expected to lift the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership to a new height.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has said Japan expects to strengthen relations with Vietnam following the upcoming visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay an official visit to Japan from November 22-25, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The second Honorary Consulate of Vietnam in Italy was opened in Naples city of the Campania region on November 18.

(CPV) - On the occasion of the 51st National Day of the Kingdom of Oman, Mr. Saleh Mohamed Ahmed al Suqri, Omani Ambassador to Vietnam, shared his affirmation that Vietnam and Oman have a tradition of friendly relations, long-term cooperation and potential strategic trade partnership.

Vietnam’s election as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for 2021 - 2025 holds great significance in many aspects, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnam has shown its resolute objection to Taiwan’s (China) military exercises in the territorial waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, and demanded Taiwan (China)to end those actions and not to repeat them in the future, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, along with ASEAN and Chinese leaders, will attend a special summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-China relations on November 22 via videoconference.

Vietnam has become a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for 2021-2025, with 163 votes out of the 178 members, or 92 percent, during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO held on November 17 in Paris, France.

The Ministry of National Defence announced an engineering unit rotation 1 and Vietnam’s Level II field hospital rotation 4 participating in UN peacekeeping missions, during a ceremony on November 17.

(CPV) - U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Marie Damour formally handed over a new U.S.-funded transient instructor and student accommodation facility at the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations to Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense, during a ceremony on November 18.

The 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Morocco diplomatic relations (1961-2021) was solemnly held at the Mohammed V National Theater in Morocco’s capital Rabat.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a message of congratulations to Daniel Ortega Saavedra on his re-election as President of Nicaragua for the 2022-27 tenure.

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao was re-elected to the International Law Commission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 tenure on November 12 with 145 out of 191 votes, ranking fourth among 11 candidates from the Asia-Pacific, which showed the international community’s trust in Vietnam.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the 28th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) via videoconference on November 12 at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro on November 11 awarded an Order of the Star of Italy (Ordine della Stella d’Italia) bestowed by the Italian President to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Nhat Quang, Chairman of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and Chairman of Vietnam - Italy Friendship Association.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the annual dialogue between leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) that was held in the form of videoconference on November 11.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 10 sent a message of congratulations to José Maria Neves on his swearing in as President of the Republic of Cabo Verde.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue has offered congratulations to Hosoda Hiroyuki on the latter’s election as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is going to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings on November 11 - 12 via videoconference, expected to help promote Vietnam’s stature in multilateral activities, including those of APEC.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee sent a congratulatory message to the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee, while Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong sent flower baskets to King Norodom Sihamoni and CPP President Hun Sen on Cambodia’s 68th Independence Day on November 9.

(CPV) - The U.S., in partnership with COVAX, is providing 2,873,520 additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Vietnam, according to an announcement of the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working trip to Europe from October 31 to November 5, which included his attendance at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and visits to the UK and France, was of important significance and achieved many practical results, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Switzerland Philipp Rosler in Paris, France, on November 5 (local time).

Vice Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Nguyen Thi Hoang Van had working sessions with representatives of political parties in the UK and France within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visits to the two European countries.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his French counterpart, Jean Castex, have affirmed their determination to further deepen the Vietnam-France strategic partnership signed in 2013.

Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperative relations with the Francophone community and actively contributes to its common activities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Deputy General Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Mr. Dinh Toan Thang, Vietnamese Ambassador to France, signed two financing agreements for a project aiming at enhancing the flood risk management capacity of Dien Bien Phu City, Vietnam.

Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said the operation of direct flights from Vietnam to the US bears great significance to promoting the multifaceted cooperation between the two nations, especially in economy, trade, tourism, education, and people-to-people exchange.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met President of the French Senate Gerard Larcher following the official welcome ceremony on November 3 (local time).