International Cooperation

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan have sent their greetingss to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Speaker of the People’s Representative Council Puan Maharani on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Vietnam – Indonesia diplomatic ties (December 30).

On December 27, nearly 300 delegates representing around 8,000 Vietnamese who used to study and work in Bulgaria attended a congress in Hanoi to launch the establishment of the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam – Bulgaria Friendship Association (VBFA) for the 2020-2025 tenure.

The diplomatic sector has continued to affirm Vietnam’s position in the international arena amid the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

Staff members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 began the last training phase on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City before leaving for South Sudan to join the international peacekeeping force there.

A meeting was held on December 22 by the Open University of Ho Chi Minh City and the Indonesian Consulate General in the city to celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia - Vietnam (December 30).

Expressing his happiness with the increasingly developed relationship between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said that at the local level, the cooperation between the city and RoK was dynamic in economics, trade and tourism.

Vietnam and Cambodia on December 22 exchanged the documents ratifying the “Supplementary Treaty to the 1985 Treaty on the Delimitation of National Boundaries and the 2005 Supplementary Treaty”, also known as the 2019 Supplementary Treaty, and the protocol on land border demarcation and marker planting.

Can Tho city always considers the friendship and solidarity with Cuba an important factor in the international relationship and for the process of national protection of the two nations.

​The Vietnam–France Friendship Association, a member of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), celebrated its 65th founding anniversary (July 2, 1955 – 2020) in a Hanoi ceremony on December 19.

The 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Mozambique diplomatic relations was celebrated with an event held in Maputo, the capital of the African nation, on December 18.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy on December 18 highlighted the country’s support for stronger cooperation between the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to promote the rule of law and help maintain global peace and security.

The 2nd session of the Joint Committee under the Framework Agreement for Vietnam – EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) held online recently reaffirmed that, since the two sides’ establishment of diplomatic relations in 1990, cooperation between the EU and Vietnam has developed in many important areas.

The Ho Chi Minh city Union of Friendship Organizations, in collaboration with the city’s Vietnam – Hungary Friendship Association and the Hungarian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh city, on December 17 held a meeting to mark the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship.

Vietnam is maintaining dialogue and consultation with the US in a constructive spirit to deal with problems in bilateral economic and trade links in a way that is sustainable and harmonises the interests of both sides, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang on December 17.

Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaime Chomali has been presented the insignia “For peace and friendship among nations” by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) during a ceremony held on December 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a message of congratulations to a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which has taken place virtually with the French President and Spanish Prime Minister as the co-chairs.

With Vietnam's success in COVID-19 prevention and control, the United Nations (UN) has asked Vietnam to develop a COVID-19 testing center to support the UN to strengthen capacity for pandemic prevention in areas of peacekeeping in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

The great President Ho Chi Minh and the beloved Lao President Kaysone Phomvihane were the people who laid the foundations for the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos that has been fostered and developed by the next generations.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and Vietnam’s diplomatic offices in the country offered flowers at the statue of late Lao President Kaysone Phomvihane in the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum on December 11 on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920-2020).

Vietnam and the UK should sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) as soon as possible to further boost two-way trade, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said when hosting UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss in Hanoi on December 11.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 11 expressed his hope that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will further its cooperation with and support Vietnam in national development.

An official ceremony was held on December 9 in Cuba to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cuba – Vietnam diplomatic relationship (December 2) with the participation of Cuban senior leaders.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on December 9 chaired the virtual 11th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-11).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s participation in several regional summits – ACMECS-9, CLMV-10 and CLV-11 -, to be held virtually on December 9, reflects the importance that Vietnam attaches to ACMECS, CLMV and CLV cooperation.

Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, has expressed his hope that after COVID-19 is controlled, Vietnam and Indonesia will continue to pursue bilateral trade turnover of USD10 billion.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on December 7 approved Resolution A/RES/75/27 proclaiming December 27 as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness at its 75th session.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the 9th Summit of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS 9), the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summit and the 11th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-11), to be held virtually on December 9.

The Vietnamese and Lao Governments are organising the 43rd session of their inter-governmental committee, affirming both countries’ diplomatic priority of unceasingly developing the bilateral relationship of great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a letter of greetings to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on the occasion of the National Day of Thailand (December 5).

The Vietnam – Poland Friendship Association held a gathering in Hanoi on December 4 to mark the 70th anniversary of Vietnam – Poland diplomatic ties.