International Cooperation

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan held separate working sessions with leaders of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), Masdar Clean Energy and Mubadala Investment Company, and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on May 3 and 4 during her trip to the country.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has welcomed Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel to Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, believing that the visit will boost relations.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai held talks with Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee Roberto Morales Ojeda in Hanoi on May 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held talks in Hanoi on May 4, affirming both sides’ wish and determination to lift bilateral relations to a new development stage that is more substantive and effective.

On May 4, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, during which he confirmed Vietnam’s care and protection for women and girls.

State President Vo Van Thuong on May 4 left Hanoi for London to attend the coronation of UK King Charles III.

Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will strengthen all-round cooperation to raise their trade turnover to US$10 billion in the near future from the current US$5 billion.

President Vo Van Thuong’s attendance at the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 4-6 will affirm the importance that Vietnam attaches to its Strategic Partnership with the UK as well as its wish to build up a fine relationship with the King.

From May 2 to 13, a delegation of Bac Ninh province led by Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang is visiting and working in the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg expressed his joy when he first came to Quang Ninh and felt the beauty of Ha Long Bay and the friendliness and hospitality of the people of Quang Ninh.

The upcoming visit by Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, the first by a Luxembourg PM to Vietnam in over 20 years, is expected to make the friendship and partnership between the two countries deeper and more substantive.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on April 29 night, concluding his successful official visits to Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Speaker of the Senate of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira and Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Sebastian Andujar following a welcome ceremony in Montevideo on April 27 morning (local time).

President Vo Van Thuong on April 27 sent a congratulatory message to the King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, on the occasion of the King’s Day in the European country (April 27).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Speaker of the Senate and Vice President of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Uruguay Sebastian Andujar on April 27 (local time) signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments.

On April 26, Nguyen Huong Giang, Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, worked with Mr. Ahn Sung Hun, General Director of Green Package Solution Company (the Republic of Korea), to learn about the investment environment in the province.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City always treasures the relationship between Vietnam and Russia; and always wants to make a positive contribution to the better development of relations between the two countries.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and leaders of the three Argentine provinces – Santa Fe, Cordoba and Entre Rios – held a press conference following their working session in Santa Fe on April 26 (local time).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived in Montevideo on April 26 (local time), starting their official visit to Uruguay at the invitation of Speaker of the Senate of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira.

Vietnam attaches great importance to further strengthening traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while hosting visiting Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Vladimirovich Kubrakov in Hanoi on April 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) choose Vietnam as a model for productivity improvement, starting from specific and key projects, during a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for APO Secretary-General Indra Pradana Singawinata.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received President of the Central Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on April 26, saying his visit will contribute to fostering the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a Vietnam-Argentina business conference in the Argentine province of Santa Fe on April 26 (local time).

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 25 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City always accompanies the domestic and foreign business community, committing to increase appropriate investment in infrastructure, institutions, human resources, and living environment to create favorable conditions for businesses, including US businesses.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 24 received Director of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) Christian Hofer, who is in Hanoi to attend the 4th global conference of the One Planet Network's Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFS Programme) from April 24 to 27.

President Vo Van Thuong has sent a message of congratulations to the new President of Nepal, Ram Chandra Poudel, following the latter’s swearing-in ceremony.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 24 for a delegation of leaders of agriculture ministries attending the fourth Global Conference of the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food System Programme (SFS Programme).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández attended a special music show in Santiago de Cuba city on April 22 (local time), which marked the 60th founding anniversary of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Vietnam and the 50th anniversary of Fidel Castro Ruz’s visit to Vietnam and the newly liberated zone in Quang Tri province.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the NA arrived at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires on April 23 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Argentina.