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Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and UK defence attaché Col. David Houghton (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for outgoing UK defence attaché Col. David Houghton and his successor Col. Beatrix V.H. Walcot. Vinh said Vietnam and the UK have fostered long-standing friendship and all-around cooperation, including in defence, especially since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defence cooperation in November 2011. He thanked the UK Defence Ministry for assisting Vietnam in launching a Level-2 field hospital in South Sudan and training, especially English language, for officers to the United Nations peacekeeping mission. In order to develop bilateral defence ties into a pillar in Vietnam – UK strategic partnership, Vinh suggested facilitating all-level visits, particularly high-level ones, to raise mutual understanding and … [Read more...] about Deputy Defence Minister receives UK defence attachés

At the meeting, Mr. Nhan appreciated the well developing relationship between the two nations in many fields covering exchange of all level delegations, investment, education, agriculture, defense and development aid for the last past especially after the two countries upgraded their relationship to strategic partnership in 2018. Mr. Nhan believed that the relationship between Vietnam including HCMC and Australia will develop vigorously in the upcoming time. Vietnam-Australia cooperation not only benefits the two countries but also has strategic meaning to peace, stability and prosperity in Asia-Pacific. Vietnam hopes that the two sides will soon build an action program to implement the strategic partnership relationship in the phase of 2020-2030, as well as an enhanced economic cooperation strategy with the goal to take the two sides in the top ten trade partners of each other and double two-way investment. Vietnam always create the best conditions for Australian firms to invest in … [Read more...] about City Party Chief meets Australian Prime Minister in Canberra

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Hanoi on August 28. Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) hosted a reception for visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Hanoi on August 28. (Photo: VNA) President Trong warmly welcomed the visit of the Malaysian government leader, wishing the visit a success so as to contribute to enhancing the strategic partnership between the two countries. He reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to the strategic partnership with Malaysia, and urged the countries to intensify cooperation in all fields, especially those with potential such as economy, trade, investment and people-to-people exchange. The Vietnamese leader also proposed that the two countries strengthen collaboration in the framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other regional and international forums for … [Read more...] about Party leader and President Trong receives Malaysian Prime Minister

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang (R) meets with his Malaysian counterpart Liew Chin Tong in Hanoi on December 5 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for his Malaysian counterpart Liew Chin Tong in Hanoi on December 5. The two officers affirmed that the Vietnam-Malaysia bilateral partnership in defence has expanded, especially regarding training, naval cooperation and coordination at multilateral forums. They agreed that there are favourable conditions for bilateral defence cooperation to develop stronger, matching the two countries’ strategic partnership.   Deputy Minister Giang said the Vietnamese Defence Ministry hopes to continue receiving support and close cooperation from the Malaysian Defence Ministry when Vietnam serves as Chair of ASEAN in 2020./. VNA … [Read more...] about Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang receives Malaysian counterpart

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) and State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam attaches much importance to the relations with Germany, its key partner in the Europe as well as the European Union (EU), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said on December 5. Receiving State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis, Deputy PM Minh hailed the outcomes of the fifth meeting of the Vietnam – Germany Strategic Management Group, with the adoption of the Plan of Action for the 2019-2020 period, and various cooperative agreements in the fields of politics, security, defence and labour, among others. He said that the strategic partnership between the two nations lays solid foundation for them to step up ties in the time ahead, particularly in economy, trade and investment. He expressed his hope that Germany, playing a … [Read more...] about Vietnam values relations with Germany: Deputy PM