International Cooperation

An online meeting between Vinh Phuc Province and Italy’s Tuscany region was recently organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Icham) and the Enterprise Europe Network, in collaboration with the Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee and the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will lead a high-ranking Party delegation to attend the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit, slated for July 6.

Vietnam condemns and calls for immediate end to attacks against civilians, essential civil infrastructure and humanitarian aid agencies and staff in Ethiopia, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled a message of congratulations to his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the occasion of Belarus’ 30th Independence Day on July 3.

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on July 2 received 190,000 COVID-19 testing kits from Germany’s Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern and Sachsen-Anhalnhalt states, worth some USD500,000.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with his Cuban counterpart Manuel Marrero Cruz on July 1 to discuss measures to continue enhancing the special traditional friendship and comprehensive and trustworthy cooperation between the two Parties, governments and people.

(CPV) - Fabrice Richy, Director of the France Development Agency (AFD) in Vietnam, and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), have recently signed a credit facility agreement for a EUR74.7 million non-sovereign concessional loan aiming at financing the extension of Ialy Hydropower plant, thus contributing to support the energy transition in the country.

Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse left Hanoi on June 29, wrapping up the official friendly visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and their spouses.

In recent years, the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos has been continuously strengthened, developed and made many achievements in all fields, especially the positive and deepening cooperation in trade.

Korean companies operating in Vietnam have donated millions of USD to help Vietnam buy vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith reached consensus on cooperation orientations between the two countries in the time ahead during their meeting in Hanoi on June 28.

The electricity cooperation contracts signed between Vietnam and Laos mark a significant step forward in the growing friendship and solidarity between the two countries, which is increasingly deep, practical and effective, especially in the energy sector.

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 27 had a meeting with Sonexay Siphandone, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of Laos - Vietnam Cooperation Committee, and Lao Minister of Planning and Investment, who was on a working visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State, began an official friendship visit to Vietnam on June 28.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 26 sent profound condolences over the Hero of People's Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis passing.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent his greetings to President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina on the African nation’s 61st Independence Day (June 26, 1960-2021).

Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on June 25 to discuss the political progress in Syria, Vietnam called for the maintenance of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people as the political process in this country is still facing a deadlock.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith is of great significance, reaffirming the stance of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party in continuing to maintain, nurture and promote the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngbounnua

Border guard forces of Lao Cai northern province of Vietnam joined talks on border issues in the first half of the year with the border control forces in Hekou district of China’s Yunnan province on June 25.

On June 24, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the authority of the State of West Virginia in the US to organize a workshop on connecting Vietnamese and West Virginia businesses in the energy sector to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and energy between the two sides which was signed on February 25.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to contribute to deepening close and trusting relations between leaders of the two Parties and countries in the time ahead.

Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivan Balakrishnan has expressed his admiration for Hanoi’s long history and cultural richness, adding that Hanoi and Singapore can learn from each other’s experience in multiple fields, especially in developing green, sustainable and smart urban areas.

The front page of Pathetlao Daily (Laos News Agency) on June 24 published the article "The special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam constantly consolidated and strengthened".

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association and the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam on June 23 organized the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Meeting in both person and online, connecting 30 sites in Vietnam and Cuba.

Vietnam congratulates the Communist Party of China (CPC) on its 100th founding anniversary, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference held online on June 24.

Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang on June 24 emphasised Vietnam’s demand for the relevant parties to not take any action that further complicates the situation in the East Sea, but contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability in the waters.

After 25 years since joining the Asia-Europe Cooperation Meeting (ASEM), Vietnam has always been an active, dynamic and responsible member of, and has made outstanding contributions to the forum.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always attach great importance to and give high priority to consolidating and strengthening the good neighborly relations, traditional friendship, and comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation with Cambodia.

Vietnam on June 23 voted in favour of a United Nations (UN) resolution calling for an end to the decades-long economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the US against Cuba, and urged the US to reverse the current Cuba policies for the interest of both peoples and for peace, stability and development in the region and the world over.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his wife and a high-ranking Lao Party and State delegation will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 28-29.