International Cooperation

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has attended a video conference on Darfur situation in Sudan and operation of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) held by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on April 25th sent a message of congratulations to President of the United Republic of Tanzania John Magufuli on the occasion of the country’s 56th Union Day (April 26th, 1964-2020)

Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam have affirmed their willingness to support the Vietnamese Government’s efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

China’s circulation of a number of diplomatic notes at the United Nations (UN) that raise unreasonable sovereignty claims over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos as well as maritime claims in the East Sea runs counter to the provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an official said on April 23rd.

Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on April 21st replied to reporters’ questions about the recent complex situation in some ASEAN countries’ territorial waters.

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau took part in a teleconference on April 21st regarding the role of parliaments in international cooperation in fighting COVID-19.

Health Ministers from major economies in the G20 started an online meeting on April 19th to discuss joint measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, in which Vietnam proposed measures for international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic.

Despite its difficulties and facing COVID-19, Vietnam has done its best to give medical support and make favourable conditions for foreign nationals in Vietnam, with diverse foreign patients cured in Vietnam. This shows Vietnam’s solidarity, commitments and strong action in the fight, which is appreciated by international friends.

Vietnam strongly protests the establishment of the so-called “Sansha city” and related acts as they seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty, the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said on April 19th.

The Public Security Department of central Thua Thien-Hue province on April 18th presented medical supplies and necessities to the Security Departments of the Lao provinces of Salavan and Sekong to support them in the COVID-19 fight.

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung handed over the token of the 100,000 antibacterial cloth face masks manufactured in Vietnam to the Swedish government and people to support them in the fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh sent a letter on April 16th (local time), calling for joint efforts of the community in the host country in the fight against the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam is willing to bolster cooperation with Cuba so as to boost economic growth in both countries, and to share experiences with Cuba in tackling the COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on April 17th.

Ambassador Deng Xijun, head of the Chinese mission to ASEAN, affirmed his country’s strong support for Vietnam’s chairmanship of the bloc in 2020 during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam on April 16th presented medical supplies as gifts of its government and people to their Japanese counterparts to support them in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on April 15th reiterated Vietnam’s viewpoints on condemning all use of chemical weapons.

The German Federal Foreign Office on April 14th spoke highly of the Germany-Vietnam friendship in the fight against the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of ASEAN 2020, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19 Response in Hanoi on April 14th morning.

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on April 13th handed over the token of the relief aid of 150,000 made-in-Vietnam antimicrobial face masks from the Vietnamese Government and people to help their counterparts in Russia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a phone discussion with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on April 13th regarding the two countries' joint efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and the strengthening of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

The Huong Lap Border Station in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa in Quang Tri province gave presents to some agencies of Laos’ Savannakhet province, Colonel Le Van Phuong, Commander of Quang Tri Border Guard, said on April 12th.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has recently written an article on ASEAN cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, in which he described solidarity as the grouping’s strength in the combat.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on April 10th received a diplomatic note from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam which said amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Korean Government has decided to suspend the validity of short-term visa for foreigners, irrespective of countries and territories...

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, expressing his profound gratitude to the Vietnamese Government and people for their support to Italy’s fight against COVID-19.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, on behalf of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, symbolically handed over 50,000 USD to the Ambassador of Myanmar to Vietnam Kyaw Soe Win to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Lao patient was handed over by border guards of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue to the Lao side on April 10th, following his medical treatment and quarantine.

The US Department of Defence issued a statement on April 9th expressing its deep concern over a Chinese coast guard's collision with and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked on the phone with his Australian counterpart Scot Morrison on April 9th, during which the two government leaders discussed bilateral and regional cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s submissions of diplomatic notes protesting China’s illegal claims over East Sea is a normal action to express the country’s standpoint and protect its legitimate rights and interests.

The first batch of COVID-19 protective medical devices made in Vietnam and shipped by FedEx Express arrived in the US on April 8th in an effort to increase cooperation between Vietnam and the US in order to accelerate handover and delivery of goods for the fight against COVID-19 in the US.