International Cooperation

Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli talked about Nepali people’s sentiments towards President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese people while visiting the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on May 10th.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception on May 10th for visiting Deputy Mayor of China’s Shanghai city Peng Chenglei.

The first meeting of the European Union-Vietnam Joint Committee for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) took place in Hanoi on May 10th.

Vietnam and India will together make effort to achieve a two-way trade value of USD15 billion in the coming time as their leaders have agreed to accelerate economics, trade, and investment cooperation.

Over the past nearly 70 years, the Vietnam - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) friendly relationship initiated by President Ho Chi Minh has continued to be reinforced and deepened.

Two houses and presents have been presented to disadvantaged Lao families in Ko Tai village, Sa Muoi district, Salavan province by Vietnam’s Thua Thien - Hue Border Guard and the provincial Red Cross, the provincial Border Guard High Command reported on May 9th.

Over the past years, Belgium has provided ODA funding of over EUR9.3 million to 4 projects in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh, with one having been completed and the others ongoing. The positive results of the projects have contributed to socio-economic development in the province.

The State of Vietnam has been consistent in its policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of all citizens to follow or not to follow any religion and belief, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 9th.

Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli began his official visit to Vietnam on May 9th, during which he will attend the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

(CPV) - Rana Flowers has officially taken up duty as the new UNICEF Representative in Viet Nam. With child rights and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals high on her agenda, she has joined the UNICEF team in catalyzing change for children together with the Government of Viet Nam.

The upcoming visit of Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his spouse to Vietnam and his attendance at the UN Day of Vesak 2019 from May 9th-12th is expected to contribute to boosting friendship between the two nations in the future.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree in Hanoi on May 7th, affirming that her official visit to Vietnam is of significance in the context of the 50th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties.

Vietnam and Hanoi in particular always treasure the bilateral relations with Sweden, which are based on trust and sincerity and serve as a solid foundation for the two nations to foster the cooperation in the time to come, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 9th-13th and attend the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak, while promoting trade cooperation between the two countries.

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on May 6th offered sympathies to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the heavy losses from the incident involving an Aeroflot plane at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree discussed measures to step up the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden during their talks in Hanoi on May 6th.

The Vietnam permanent mission to the United Nations on May 3rd held a respect-paying service for former General Le Duc Anh, former Politburo member and former State President, in New York.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang expressed delight that Doan Thi Huong has been released and reunited with her family in Vietnam.

Vietnam opposes and resolutely rejects China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, covering Vietnam’s waters, from May 1st to August 16th, 2019, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Leaders of Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Palestine have sent messages and letters of condolences to leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people over the passing of former President General Le Duc Anh.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith led a high-ranking delegation to pay tribute to former Vietnamese President Gen. Le Duc Anh at the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on May 3rd.

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya agreed to continue pushing forward the effective and substantial development of bilateral defence ties during 2019 and following years during their talks in Hanoi on May 2nd.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 2nd for high-ranking delegations from Cambodia and Laos who are in Vietnam to attend the State funeral for former President General Le Duc Anh.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam is ready to help Cuba build a cyber security supervision centre during a reception in Hanoi on May 2nd for Cuban Minister of Communications Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella.

Condolences continue to flow in from abroad over the death of former President General Le Duc Anh.

Removing Israel’s blockade and restoring the management role of the Palestinian authority in Gaza would promote a long-term solution to the situation in the strip, Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations (UN), has said.

(CPV) - On April 27th 2019 South Africa celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of that historical day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa.

General Le Duc Anh was a leader whose contribution was of immeasurable importance to Vietnam during both war and peace.

Vietnam has continued to receive condolences from leaders of many countries, including Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and the Republic of Korea (RoK), over the passing of former President Le Duc Anh.

Leaders of China, Laos, Cambodia and Cuba have sent messages and letters of condolences over the death of former President Le Duc Anh to leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the State, Government, National Assembly and people of Vietnam, and the family of the deceased.