International Cooperation

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan and head of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Sounthone Sayachak held online talks on August 28.

A webinar celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations was held on August 28.

Vietnam appreciated Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s important contributions to the development of Vietnam-Japan relations for the sake of the two countries’ people and for peace, prosperity, cooperation and development in the region and the world, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

Any activities in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago without the country’s permission are meaningless, spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said on August 27.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam had a working meeting in Hung Yen province on August 26.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) will be held by the Vietnamese National Assembly in the form of a teleconference at Hanoi’s International Convention Centre on September 8-10.

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced that it would provide grant funding worth over USD1.1 million for technical assistance at the Ho Chi Minh city’s Intelligent Operations Center, during a signing ceremony in the framework of the Ho Chi Minh city – US Business Summit on August 25.

Seventy-five years after the August Revolution and nearly 35 years since implementing the Doi Moi (renewal) policy set out by the Party in 1986, Vietnam, from a poor country seriously affected by the war, has made dramatic achievements, with ever-increasing position and power.

China’s organisation of consecutive military exercises in the waters to the north-northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on August 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 25 sent a message of condolence to Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte over the twin terrorist bombings in Jolo, Sulu province of the Philippines, which killed and injured many people.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on August 25 co-chaired the 17th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Vietnam and India.

Vietnam strongly condemns the terrorist bombings in Jolo town, Sulu province, the Philippines, on August 24, which killed and injured many people, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on August 25.

As ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered a speech at the Standard Chartered-ASEAN Business Forum 2020 themed “Unlocking the region’s potential”, which was televised on international medial channels.

The International Army Games 2020 officially opened on August 23 (local time) at Patriot Park, about 70 kilometers south of Moscow, Russia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the virtual third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting on August 24, together with high-ranking leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China.

As a reliable partner and responsible member of the international community, Vietnam has actively participated in and effectively contributed to the Mekong – Lancang Cooperation (MLC) mechanism from the very first days of its establishment, stated Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnam attaches importance to its comprehensive cooperation and partnership with Ukraine, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan has affirmed.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 23 co-chaired a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-China Land Border Treaty at Mong Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

As Chair of the ASEAN Committee in New York, head of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the UN Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy initiated and chaired a dialogue between ambassadors and heads of missions of ASEAN countries to the UN and President-elect of the 75th UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir on August 21.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will co-chair celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam–China Land Border Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the implementation of three legal documents on land border, in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit, which is due to be held online on August 24, at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith.

The fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament adopted the Declaration on Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and world at its closing ceremony on August 20 after two days of sitting.

Vietnam has asked Malaysia to treat detained Vietnamese fishermen humanely and handle issues relating to Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels in line with international law, taking into account that the two countries boast a strategic partnership and are members of ASEAN, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is due to attend the third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit on August 24, and deliver an important speech at the event, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at an August 20 press briefing in Hanoi.

Vietnam has affirmed many times and reiterated that the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are inseparable parts of its territory, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Top Vietnamese leaders have sent congratulations to Hungary on the European nation’s National Day (August 20).

Vietnam, as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, is exerting every effort to boost the building of a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community so that the bloc can deal with all possible challenges and difficulties, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on August 19 attended the virtual fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, which is being held from August 19-20 under the theme of the leadership of parliaments in realising multilateralism more effectively.

The Defence Ministry held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 18 to hand over the President’s decision to assign 10 officers to join the UN peacekeeping operation at the UN headquarters, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has cabled a message of condolences to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over the passing of former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu.