International Cooperation

The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) opened in Hanoi on September 9. It was held online for the first time.

General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, has confirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, and that the Vietnamese Minister of National Defence is willing to share experience with and support Laos in COVID-19 prevention, contributing to reinforcing Lao defence’s capacity.

Cambodia wants to open a new international border gate with Vietnam to facilitate the trade and transportation of large goods across the border between the two countries.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) themed “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” will discuss a series of important issues during its second working day on September 9.

The State Library of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is preserving a unique and meaningful collection of 68 Vietnamese art posters collected from 1952-1961 by Australian friends who love Vietnam.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) themed “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” opened in Hanoi on September 8 under the chair of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Chair of the AIPA 41.

Vietnam has continued to receive congratulations from world leaders on the occasion of the 75th National Day (September 2).

With the support of other members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Vietnam, as the AIPA Chair, will make every effort to successfully organise activities within AIPA Year 2020 as well as the upcoming 41st General Assembly of AIPA (AIPA 41), the top Vietnamese legislator has said.

Vietnam will hold the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings via a video conference from September 9-12, said the organising board at an international press conference on September 7.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) opened in Hanoi on September 8 under the theme of “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community”.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s thorough and professional preparation for the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) has left good impression on and won the trust of international and regional friends, said AIPA Secretary-General Nguyen Tuong Van.

Congratulations from world leaders have continued to flow in on the occasion of the 75th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan on September 4 held virtual talks with Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and Head of its International Department Ogata Yasuo.

The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings will be held from September 9-12 in the form of video conference, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese National Assembly will hold the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) themed “Parliamentary diplomacy for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community” via a video conference from September 8-10, said the organising board at a press conference on September 4.

On the occasion of Vietnamese National Day (September 2), the tallest tower in the world, Khalifa (Burj Khalifa) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was covered with a red and yellow flag, the national flag of Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai exchanged views on cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand during a virtual talk on September 3.

The photo archives of the Russian news agency TASS preserves about 3,000 valuable photos about Vietnam and the Vietnam - Russia cooperation relationship; of which, the oldest photo is from the 1950s.

Leaders of Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar have sent messages and letters of congratulations to Vietnamese Party and State leaders on the country’s 75th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

A meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos, on September 2 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on September 1 sent a message of condolence to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind over the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Pham Thi Bich Ngoc on August 31 presented aid worth 20,000 USD from the Vietnamese Government to help the Government and people of the Maldives fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam-China agreement on fishery cooperation in the Gulf of Tonkin expired on June 30, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.

Seventy five years ago, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. In this eternal Declaration of Independence, President Ho Chi Minh not only affirmed human rights and independent national rights, but it was also considered the human rights declaration of all colonized nations around the world.

On August 31, the National Radio Station of Egypt made a special radio program about Vietnam to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Vietnamese National Day and 57 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Egypt (September 1).

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang reiterated Vietnam’s consistent view that all activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) without its permission violate the country’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has sent his warmest congratulations to the Vietnamese Government and people on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the country’s National Day (September 2).

The ASEAN economic ministers held the virtual 25th consultation with external partners Australia and New Zealand on August 29, within the framework of the 52nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.

The 9th AEM-Canada Consultations took place on August 29 within the framework of the 52nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-52).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine and the Ukraine – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group on August 28 held a symposium discussing the prospect of bilateral ties, with a focus on economic and trade links as the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement took effect on August 1.