International Cooperation

(CPV) - "In addition to the very good political relationship, Vietnam and Armenia also need to promote more practical activities to nurture the long-standing traditional friendship between Vietnam and Armenia."

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on February 9 offered congratulations to Chung Eui-yong on the latter’s appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has proposed Vietnam and China further intensify cooperation, overcome all difficulties and challenges, and promote the bilateral traditional friendship between the two Parties, nations and their people to obtain greater achievements in the new period for the interests of their people and for peace, cooperation and development

(CPV) – “Finland focuses on working together with Vietnam on sustainability issues, not any one single issue, but overall there is a lot of activity going on,” said Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Kari Kahiluoto during an interview granted to reporters from the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper on the occasion of the lunar New Year festival.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong held a phone talk on February 8 with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia party and Deputy Chair of Russia’s Security Council.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and relevant ministries and localities arranged over 300 flights in 2020 to bring nearly 85,000 citizens home from 59 countries and territories, according to Deputy Minister To Anh Dung.

Vietnam supports the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and the principle of respect for the law on seas and oceans, in accordance with the provisions of international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 4.

As neighbours in the region and both are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam has kept a close watch on the ongoing situation in Myanmar, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Political parties, organisations and international friends from around the globe have continued offering congratulations to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

For the time ahead, the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria, which is also in charge of Senegal, Mali, Niger, and the Western Sahara, is set to continue performing well its role as a bridge linking Vietnam and African nations and disseminating the Party and State’s guidelines and policies to Vietnamese expatriates there, said Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh.

Political parties of Russia, India and Japan have sent congratulatory letters to Vietnam on the occasion of the ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Vietnam demands that relevant countries respect its sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 29. Hang made the request in response to reporters’ query regarding the adoption of the Coast Guard Law by the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee on January 22. ​

The French General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City has presented the Legion of Honour to Assoc. Prof. Dr and doctor Vo Tan Son, former Rector of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has said that Hanoi and Singapore have both developed strongly, along with the good Vietnam – Singapore bilateral relationship.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) on January 18 cooperated with the Vietnam-China Friendship Association in the city to hold a meeting to celebrate the 71st anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (January 18).

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on January 17 worked with the Indian Businesses’ Association in the city to celebrate the Indian communities’ Thai Pongal Festival 2021.

Leaders of Vietnam and China have exchanged greetings on the 71st anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - 2021).

Receiving Indian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sthi on January 13, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong confirmed that Indian businesses are potential trade and investment partners for the city’s development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in a meeting with outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong on January 13, highlighted the great success in bilateral trade and investment relations, saying that the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model is a bright spot in the economic ties.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue appreciated the initiatives and operations of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Vietnam in general and in Hanoi in particular.

Appreciating Uniqlo Group’s selection of Ho Chi Minh City as the first place to open a chain of stores in Vietnam, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the City People’s Committee, affirmed that the city authority was willing to help Uniqlo continue to expand business in the city in the future.

External relations continue to be a bright spot in the overall achievements of the country, contributing to creating a favorable environment for national construction and defense, and raising Vietnam’s national position.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of congratulations to newly-elected General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Jong Un.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has held a phone talk with Congressman Ted Yoho, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation (116th tenure), on the occasion of his office at the House of Representatives ending.

A gathering was held on January 7 by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations and the Cambodian Consulate General in the city to mark 42 years since the victory in the Southwestern border defence war and the joint victory on January 7, 1979 of Vietnam and Cambodia over the genocidal Pol Pot regime.

Many political parties in Latin America have sent congratulatory letters to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and Vietnamese people ahead of the CPV’s 13th National Congress slated for January 25 to February 2.

The relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore has thriven over the past years in diverse areas, including authority relations, economics, culture, and education – training.

Diverse precious documents and images on the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos have been publicized.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent his greetings to First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Raul Castro Ruz and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel on December 31, on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of National Day of Cuba (January 1).

Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 30 extended his greetings to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong on the occasion of the New Year 2021 and Vietnam’s coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. ​