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Pretoria (VNA) – Vietnam has successfully performed its ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, and made effective contributions in its capacity as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), with result-oriented initiatives relating to peace and security in Africa, Mozambique’s Foreign Minister Veronica Nataniel said on November 23. Speaking at a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique Le Huy Hoang, Nataniel expressed her hope that Vietnam will continue to share its experience to help Mozambique make progress in regional and international integration. The minister also spoke highly of Vietnam’s impressive achievements over the past time, and described the country as a model in pandemic prevention and control, and socio-economic development. Mozambique always attaches importance to the relations with Vietnam, Nataniel said, suggesting the two countries tighten their friendship across spheres in the time to come, especially in the exchange of experts in … [Read more...] about Mozambique hails Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship, UNSC non-permanent membership

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on November 23 held phone talks with Angola's Minister of External Relations Téte António to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and Angola, and their coordination at multilateral forums. The officials spoke highly of the traditional friendship between the two countries over the past 45 years, which has been enhanced via Party, State and National Assembly channels, as well as people-to-people exchanges. Minh said Vietnam is proud to be one of the first countries in the world to recognise Angola’s independence and establish diplomatic ties with the country. He congratulated Angola on the achievements it has recorded in national reconciliation, political stability and socio-economic development, and lauded the country’s efforts against diseases over the past time. For his part, Téte António expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s development achievements … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Angola agree to expand cooperation

Vietnam had swung into energetic action as soon as it detected its first Covid-19 cases - villages and major hospitals were locked down, school reopenings after the Lunar New Year break were put off by months, public gatherings were banned, people were encouraged to work from home, bars and restaurants were closed and all flights were canceled. … [Read more...] about Stuck in Vietnam a stroke of luck

Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on the G20 economies to help developing and underdeveloped nations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Widodo made the remarks when attending the first day of the G20 Summit via video conference from the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on November 21 evening. The President reminded the UN Secretary-General's statement on the need for strong solidarity for developing countries, Widodo was quoted by the foreign minister as saying. He said without the assistance of the G20 countries, developing and underdeveloped countries will not easily recover from the pandemic and economic downturn, according to Marsudi. The President said that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has requested financial support of 2.5 trillion USD so that developing countries are able to get out of the economic downturn, Marsudi said. Widodo … [Read more...] about Indonesia calls on G20 economies to assist developing countries

O’Brien also met with Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense Ngo Xuan Lich and Minister of Public Security To Lam. He stressed that the U.S. highly values the comprehensive partnership between both countries and affirmed continued support for a strong, prosperous, and independent Vietnam that will play an increasingly important role in the region. … [Read more...] about US backs international law compliance in South China Sea