International Cooperation

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen was pleased to see that the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba was constantly being cultivated and consolidated. The Vietnamese people never forget the affection that the Cuban people have for Vietnam; the country always standing shoulder to shoulder and supporting Vietnam with the spirit of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s saying “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to shed blood”.

Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the Czech Republic, and wishes to further expand cooperation with the country across fields, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 9 sent a message of congratulations to Nikolay Denkov on his election as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai has reaffirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of supporting solidarity with the just revolutionary cause and heroic struggle of the Communist Party and people of Cuba.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 9 for a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by its General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with officials of Brazil, France, the European Commission (EC), and Canada on the sidelines of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting 2023 in Paris on June 8.

The plan aims to carry out specific tasks to implement Hanoi's initiatives and commitments when joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, and at the same time attract the attention and response of all levels, sectors, organizations, businesses, people of the capital and the world to join and support Hanoi to build a creative city.

The Phnom Penh - Bavet highway project connecting with Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway was officially kicked off on June 7 in Dey Edth commune, Kandal province, Cambodia.

On June 7, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan received Mr. Kim Myung Kyoo, Deputy Governor of Chungcheongbuk Province (the Republic of Korea), who is on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 11 – 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the city of Istanbul (Turkey), on June 6, Turkish National Airlines (Turkish Airlines - a member of Star Alliance) and the Vietnam National Airlines (Vietnam Airlines - a member of SkyTeam) held a ceremony to sign a codeshare agreement.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc received Professor Claire Macken, General Director of Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Vietnam, on June 6.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann in Paris, France, on June 6 on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on June 6, as part of his working visit to France.

(CPV) - The declaration of the expanded G7 Summit, along with the commitment to continue accelerating the implementation of COP 26 have created numerous opportunities, motivations, and challenges for scientists and innovators worldwide, including Vietnam regarding research and application of new technological solutions for energy transition and emission reduction.

From May 26 to June 5, the delegation of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Council led by Mr. Nguyen Hanh Chung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, went to study and exchange experiences on the social welfare system, develop industrialization, and position the province's brand in the three Northern European countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

On June 5, in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, the Chamber of Commerce, the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam, in collaboration with Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development organized a workshop with the theme "Norway-Vietnam: Strengthening cooperation in marine aquaculture".

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures relationship with France, its important member in the European Union (EU) and strategic partner, with strong historical, cultural, and people-to-people ties.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on June 5, during which the State leader affirmed the importance that Vietnam attaches to cooperation between the two countries, describing the US as one of the leading partners of Vietnam.

(CPV) - Seminar “Norway-Vietnam: strengthening cooperation in marine aquaculture” held in Khanh Hoa Province on June 5 aimed to create a platform for the participants from the public, private sectors, and academia to discuss ways for Vietnam to develop marine aquaculture in a sustainable manner and the role of relevant stakeholders in that process.

President Vo Van Thuong on June 4 received Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam starting June 3.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received leader of the Australian Labour Party and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in Hanoi on June 4.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on June 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese witnessed the signing of cooperation documents and co-chaired a press briefing on the outcomes of their talks on June 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese agreed to elevate their countries’ relations to a new level in the future during their talks in Hanoi on June 4 morning.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien is attending the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue that officially opened in Singapore on June 3.

The Vietnam - Japan Friendship Parliamentarians' Group convened its third meeting in the northern province of Lao Cai on June 3 under the chair of its President Truong Thi Mai.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had lunch at an eatery in Hanoi’s Old Quarter on June 3, where he tried the world-famous Vietnamese sandwich "banh mi", a favourite street food of many Vietnamese people and foreign tourists, and drank "bia hoi", a locally brewed beer often used by Hanoians on hot summer days.

President Vo Van Thuong on June 3 sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu over the deadly train crash which left many people dead and injured in India’s Odisha state a day earlier.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the Vietnam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters.