International Cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 1st had phone talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to discuss collaboration in COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as measures to promote exchange and economic cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung presented medical supplies to New York on June 1st to help it combat COVID-19.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on June 1st received 1,000 3M medical masks and 60 four-litre cans of hand sanitiser worth over 100 million VND (4,300 USD) from the US organisation Resource Exchange International (REI).

Protecting the environment in conflicts is a crucial need and a shared responsibility of the international community, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations, has affirmed.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Hoang Xuan Hai on May 28th handed over a decision appointing Pablo Rafael Gomez Falcon, a Spanish citizen as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Seville, in charge of the entire Andalusia region in a tenure from 2020 to 2023.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Vietnam’s general secretary of the Steering Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation, held an online conference with the committee’s Chinese general secretary – Deputy Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui on May 29th.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 29th on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and the two countries’ coordination at the UN Security Council.

Vietnam has adopted synchronous policies and measures to recover its economy both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice Foreign Ministry Spokesman Doan Khac Viet has said.

Vice Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet on May 28th repeated that all activities without Vietnam’s permission in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are valueless.

Member of Japan’s House of Representatives Takagi Tsuyoshi spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements in battling the COVID-19 pandemic when hosting a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam on May 26th.

Nguyen Huu Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee, has expressed his hope that the cooperation in important areas will be increased for strengthening the good relationship between Vietnam in general, Bac Ninh in particular, and Denmark.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on May 26th to discuss bilateral and regional cooperation amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on May 22nd held phone talks with his Irish counterpart Simon Coveney to discuss measures to enhance bilateral cooperation as well as coordination between the two nations at multilateral forums.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 21st granted an interview with a number of foreign press agencies in Vietnam, including Bloomberg (US), NHK Television and Akahata newspaper (Japan), and TASS news agency (Russia) on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Vietnam.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, on May 21st chaired the first online informal meeting between ambassadors of the 10 non-permanent member countries of the United Nations Security Council (E10) and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

General Secretary of the Cambodian National Assembly Leng Peng Long on May 20th expressed his gratitude for 30,000 face masks the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) granted to its Cambodian counterpart and the Cambodian Senate.

A ceremony was held on May 19th by the Venezuelan Government to mark the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19th), involving the participation of officials of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Government officials and representatives from the Vietnamese diplomatic agencies in Venezuela.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the 73rd World Health Assembly which was held in the form of video conference on May 18th-19th at the invitation of General Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on May 19th talked on the phone with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio to discuss measures against COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 18th cabled a message to congratulate Benjamin Netanyahu on assuming office as Prime Minister of Israel.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on May 18th presented the token of medical supplies worth USD420,000 as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to eight countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and South Pacific.

Vietnam, as the coordinator of the E10 in May, has stressed the stance and also the commitment of the E10 on the need to enhance the transparency, efficiency, inclusiveness and flexibility of the UN Security Council.

The friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Mexico have been continually developing since the two countries established diplomatic ties on May 19th, 1975.

As many as 100,000 masks ordered by the Vietnamese community in Germany have been presented to the World University Service (WUS) in an effort to fight COVID-19.

The ASEAN 2020 National Committee convened its fifth meeting in Hanoi on May 15th, focusing on preparations for the upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit.

During 30 years of finding a way to save the country, President Ho Chi Minh spent four years in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a meaningful period for the formation of Ho Chi Minh thought and the path of winning independence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as well as paving the way for the friendly relationship between the Vietnamese and British people today.

In early 1924, President Ho Chi Minh, then named Nguyen Ai Quoc, in the Soviet Union, happened to meet and make friends with a Argentinean, before they shared each other’s ideals, concerns, joys and sorrows, as well as hardships during the following 3 months at the "cradle" of the world proletarian revolution movement.

Throughout his life of revolutionary activities, the message of international friendship and solidarity were always expressed clearly and firmly by President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam recently held unofficial phone discussions with the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand to look into post-COVID-19 cooperation and economic recovery, according to Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnam is focusing on well performing the 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship, said spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.