International Cooperation

The ministries of national defence of Vietnam and Laos agreed to continue promoting the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms during their leaders’ talks in Hanoi on December 4.

Vietnam and Norway have agreed to maintain and intensify suitable consultation mechanisms to share information and viewpoints in search of a common voice and to intensify consensus in dealing with issues in the agenda of the United Nations Security Council.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 4 received Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Tae-ho, who is in Hanoi to attend the 8th Mekong - RoK Business Forum.

So said Thai Chargé D’affaires to Vietnam Morakot Janemathukorn during a ceremony on December 3 to mark the birthday of late King Phumiphon Adunyadet and Thai National Day at the Thai Embassy in Hanoi.

(CPV) - Party Secretary-General and President Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a decision to bestow the Friendship Order to the Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi to acknowledge his valuable efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

There will be temporarily no commercial flights to bring home overseas Vietnamese who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on December 3.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 3 hosted a reception in Hanoi for outgoing Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov, who came to say good-bye at the end of his term.

Vietnam demands that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on December 3.

(CPV) - The Vietnamese Government, the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements on a new joint project entitled “Climate-resilient urban infrastructure in north-central Vietnam” (CRUIV), aiming at decreasing the vulnerability of five urban areas to climate hazards.

In realization of the Prime Minister’s decision, the General Department of State Reserves at the Ministry of Finance on December 2 took 1,000 tons of rice from the national reserve as urgent assistance to Laos’ Savanakhet province that is affected by natural disaster.

A grand ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 2 to mark Laos’ 45th National Day (December 2) and the 100th birthday of late President Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13).

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 2 sent 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 the occasion of the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always treasure and want to further deepen the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with their Cuban counterparts, a top leader has said.

(CPV) – The Vietnam - EU defense cooperation has many potential areas for development, especially in the fields of delegation exchange, defence and security dialogue, training, overcoming war consequences, United Nations peacekeeping and strategy research.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 sent congratulations to Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on his election as President of the US.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan sent messages of congratulations to their Lao counterparts on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Laos’ National Day on December 2.

Despite the serious consequences of COVID-19, the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and peoples have promoted the tradition of the great relationship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation by giving mutual assistance to each other.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked over the phone with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on November 30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Tores Rivera in Hanoi on November 30.

A ceremony was held on November 30 to present the Spanish King’s Order of Civil Merit to 4 individuals who had made special contributions to the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumsay Kommasith on November 29 shared the view that the Vietnam-Laos relationship has been thriving despite a range of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A get-together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic ties was held in HCM City on November 28 by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong visited Jalisco state in the west of the country from November 23 to 25 to boost bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, culture, and education, and to attend the opening of an honorary consulate.

Minister of Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh held an online discussion on November 27.

The Vietnam-Russia parliamentary relations have enjoyed positive progress over the recent past, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on November 27.

Vietnam-European Union (EU) relations over the past 30 years have strongly developed in many fields of cooperation, from politics, security and defense to trade, science and technology and culture. Vietnam is a very important partner of the EU in Asia and the EU wishes to promote this relationship further.

On November 26, the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam held a reception to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cuba (December 2).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is to deliver a welcome speech in the form of pre-recorded video at the online opening of the 17th China – ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) on November 27, at the invitation of the Chinese Government.

The Vietnamese and Cuban sides appreciated the role of bilateral defence cooperation which they said had become a pillar in the two countries’ relationship, contributing to firmly protecting national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC 14) was held via videoconference on November 26 under the chair of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS).