Bilateral ties

First Officer of the Hungarian National Assembly Márta Mátrai hosts by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from the Hungarian National Assembly (NA) led by its First Officer Márta Mátrai is paying a working visit to Vietnam from January 18 to 22, becoming the first international guests of the Vietnamese NA this year. The visit takes place prior to the 72nd founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (February 3, 1950 - 2022). It is among activities to maintain visits by senior leaders of the Vietnamese and Hungarian law-making bodies , concretising the contents discussed and agreed between the two parliaments' leaders at an online conference held in late July 2021. During the trip, Mátrai paid courtesy calls on NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, and met with Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong. She also held talks with Standing Vice … [Read more...] about Hungarian parliament delegation’s visit deepens bilateral ties with Vietnam

Phuc highly regarded the Malaysian diplomat for her outstanding contribution to promoting the strategic partnership between the two countries during her mission in Vietnam. Vietnam and Malaysia have boasted effective partnership at regional and global forums thanks to her efforts to strengthen information exchange between the two sides, he said. He highlighted that the bilateral ties have grown constantly in various fields despite COVID-19 challenges, with two-way trade reaching 12.5 billion USD in 2021, up 25.5 percent from the previous year. There is plenty of room for bilateral trade and investment to thrive, the President noted. He expected Malaysia to facilitate imports of Vietnamese goods, especially agricultural and Halal products as well as cooperation in education, tourism and labour, and mutual recognition of each other’s vaccine passport; and recover post-pandemic cooperation outlined in the Action Plan for the 2021-2025 period. Phuc also asked the two sides to … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Malaysia should lift bilateral trade to 20 billion USD by 2025: President

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese leaders have extended greetings to their Ukrainian counterparts on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 23, 1992 - 2022). President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory letter to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky while Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended congratulations to his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son congratulated his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Vietnam is among the top five biggest partners of Ukraine in Asia. The two countries have agreed to make greater efforts to push bilateral trade to 1 billion USD. About 1,400 Vietnamese students and some 10,000 Vietnamese expatriates are studying and living in Ukraine./. VNA … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Ukraine on 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties

They are Chairman of the Ukrainian painters’ association Konstantin Cherniavsky, General Director of the Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise Oleksandr Kryvokon, Deputy Executive Director of the Gorchakov Fund Andrey Gorchakov, and Rector of the Odessa State Medical University Ruslan Vastyanov. Ambassador Thach expressed his sincere thanks for the warm affection of Ukrainian friends and partners for Vietnam, himself and the Embassy. On this occasion, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach also sent best wishes to friends and the country of Ukraine. Thach agreed with Cherniavsky on the preparation for an exhibition by Ukrainian painters featuring the Vietnamese country on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, which will be held on February 10 in Kiev. The two sides pledged to work together to ensure the event will be a great success, contributing to promoting cultural exchange, mutual understanding, friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the … [Read more...] about Vietnam strengthens ties with Ukrainian friends

The Vietnamese general made the request during his  meeting with the South African guest on January 20 at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense. At the reception, General Chien congratulated Colonel Dudley on the appointment as South African defense attaché to Vietnam and believed that he will have a successful term of  office, contributing to developing the partnership for cooperation and development of the two countries in general and the bilateral defense ties in particular. The Vietnamese deputy defense chief stressed that in the field of defense, South Africa is one of the effective cooperative partners of Vietnam. On the basis of the agreement on defense relations signed by the two defense ministries in 2006, the two sides have actively carried out cooperative activities, especially delegation exchange, consultation-dialogue, defense industry, training, security, logistics, military medicine,  as well as non-traditional security issues like COVID-19 prevention … [Read more...] about South African guest asked to contribute to developing bilateral defense ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Thursday held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. — VNA/VNS Photo PHNOM PENH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Thursday held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn during which both sides said they are happy to see the growing ties between the two countries. Despite COVID-19, the bilateral trade surged nearly 80 per cent to reach US$10 billion last year. In 2021, Vietnamese companies poured more than $88.9 million in four new projects in Cambodia. This raised Việt Nam’s total investment to over $2.84 billion, making it one of the five largest foreign investors in the neighbouring country. The two FMs agreed to strengthen cooperation and enforce agreements reached by both countries’ leaders on land border demarcation and marker planting. Sơn also underscored the importance of maintaining peace, security and stability as well as freedom of navigation and aviation … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Cambodia enjoy thriving ties: Foreign Ministers

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony took place in Hanoi on January 21 to mark the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Ukraine (January 23, 1992 – 2022). The event was co-organised the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations ( VUFO ), Vietnam-Ukraine Friendship Association (VUFA), and Ukrainian Embassy in Vietnam . In his remarks, Chairman of the VUFA Dang Van Chien said since the establishment of the ties, the bilateral friendship and cooperation have grown robustly, particularly in trade, economy, agro-fishery, garment-textiles, machinery production, technology transfer, and tourism, among others. Generations of Vietnamese always remember Ukraine’s valuable support toward Vietnam during its struggle for independence in the past as well as national construction and development, Chien said. Currently, Vietnam is among the top five biggest … [Read more...] about 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Ukraine diplomatic ties marked in Hanoi

Experts believed that the Vietnam-Cambodia relations are vital for both. Vietnam and Cambodia are discussing preparations for high-ranking exchange visits in 2022 – the year that marks the 55th year of diplomatic relations. Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) and Cambodia’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn in Pnom Penh on Jan 20. Photos: Cambodian foreign ministry. The two sides made the discussions during the visit paid to Phnom Penh by Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on January 19-20. This year will be labeled the “Friendship Year” to commemorate the 55th anniversary of establishing the bilateral ties. Talking about the visit, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang said it will help concretize agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders over the past time and exchange views on the regional and international issues of mutual concerns. The ambassador said it needs to focus on some aspects to enhance the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia prepare for high-ranking exchange visits in 2022

Welcoming the guest, Man said that this is the first foreign delegation to have a working visit to the Vietnamese legislature in 2022, marking a good start in the parliamentary relations between Vietnam and Hungary as well as parliaments of other E.U. member states. Man told the guest that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the multifaceted cooperation with Hungary - Vietnam's first comprehensive partner in Central-Eastern Europe. The Vietnamese legislative body appreciates the positive progress in the two countries’ relations over the past time, especially the upgrading of the relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership during the visit to Hungary by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in 2018, which demonstrated the determination of their leaders in promoting bilateral ties. He appreciated Hungary’s taking Vietnam as a priority partner in its official development assistance (ODA) policy with the commitment of 440 million EUR (500 million USD) in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Hungary enhance parliamentary cooperation

At the ceremony to hand over the honorary consul certificate of Morocco in Ho Chi Minh City to Doan Huu Duc in December 2021. (Photo: Moroccan Embassy in Vietnam) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is one of the few countries that have successfully fulfilled the dual goals of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the smooth operation of the economy, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi has said. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the ambassador attributed the results to the early and effective implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures, as well as the awareness-building work in the country. All partners of Vietnam have applauded the Government’s new strategy on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the pandemic to stimulate the national economic recovery and ease pandemic impacts, Chouaibi said. The ambassador also lauded Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout thanks to the vaccine diplomacy strategy, noting … [Read more...] about Vietnam successfully fulfills dual goals: Moroccan Ambassador