Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh thanked Luxembourg for its strong commitments to development cooperation programmes in Vietnam and welcomed the establishment of Luxembourg’s Honorary Consulate offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which he said, has reflected the country’s desire for strengthening bilateral ties.He asked for the early organisation of the 10th meeting of the Vietnam – Luxembourg Partnership Committee in 2018 in the European country to review the implementation of Luxembourg-funded projects and programmes for the 2016-2020 period.The host wished that Luxembourg investors would diversify investment in the fields of construction, food processing, high-tech media in Vietnam, and the European nation would make it easier for Vietnamese goods to enter the country and the European Union.Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn (Source: VNA)Asselborn, for his part, affirmed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Luxembourg FMs review bilateral ties during talks
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Vietnamese, Japanese FMs delighted at bilateral ties
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (Source: VNA) Both sides stressed the significance of the visit on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and agreed to successfully hold activities celebrating the occasion. Deputy PM Minh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to extensive strategic partnership with Japan, and considers Japan the top important and long-term partner. Speaking highly of Japan’s supply of official development assistance (ODA) to the country, Minh suggested Japan continues joint work in high-quality infrastructure, climate change response, as well as effective and proper use of ODA. He proposed increasing Japanese investment in Vietnam in potential fields of labour, high-tech agriculture, locality-to-locality cooperation and people-to-people exchange. Stressing that Japan highly values ties with Vietnam in its policy, Kono noted that Japan will continue assisting … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Japanese FMs delighted at bilateral ties
Myanmar State Counsellor’s Việt Nam visit to tighten bilateral ties
The two-day visit to Việt Nam, starting today, by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and tighten the Việt Nam-Myanmar partnership.— Photo Reuters HÀ NỘI — The two-day visit to Việt Nam, starting today, by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and tighten the Việt Nam-Myanmar partnership. This is the first official visit to Việt Nam by Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also Myanmar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the President’s Office. The visit, made at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, takes place in a context of increased political trust and co-operation between the two nations. She will be accompanied by Minister of Transport and Communications Thant Sin Maung, Minister of International Cooperation Kyaw Tin, Deputy Minister of the President’s Office Min … [Read more...] about Myanmar State Counsellor’s Việt Nam visit to tighten bilateral ties
Myanmar State Counsellor’s Vietnam visit to tighten bilateral ties
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in January (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The upcoming visit to Vietnam from April 19-20 by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and tighten the Vietnam-Myanmar comprehensive cooperative partnership. This is the first official visit to Vietnam by Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also Myanmar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the President’s Office. The visit, made at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, takes place in a context of increased political trust and cooperation between the two nations. Vietnam and Myanmar set up diplomatic ties on May 28, 1975. However, the bilateral relationship was formed earlier. In 1947, when fighting French colonialists, Vietnam opened an information agency in Myanmar’s Yangon, which was elevated to a … [Read more...] about Myanmar State Counsellor’s Vietnam visit to tighten bilateral ties
Việt Nam, Sri Lanka agree to boost bilateral ties
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The third Việt Nam-Sri Lanka political consultation took place in Colombo on Wednesday, during which the two sides agreed to roll out measures to improve bilateral ties. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Đặng Đình Quý and his Sri Lankan counterpart Sumith Nakandala co-chaired the event. Speaking highly of the sound friendship and all-round partnership between the two countries, Quý agreed to propose an early visit by Vietnamese leaders to Sri Lanka. Nakandala said the consultation was one of the important mechanisms to boost the growth of bilateral ties and agreed to hold the fourth meeting of the bilateral Joint Committee soon in 2018. Realising that trade and investment were the key pillars in bilateral cooperation, the two sides agreed to organise the second meeting of the Sub-Committee on Trade Cooperation in Việt Nam to speed up initiatives and measures to reach the target of US$1 billion in … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Sri Lanka agree to boost bilateral ties