G7 summit

Congratulating Japan on its successful hosting of the expanded G7 Summit last May, PM Pham Minh Chinh said he has ordered relevant agencies of Vietnam to work closely with the Japanese side to carry out high-level commitments and agreements, including the outcomes of his previous talks with PM Kishida. The Japanese leader highly valued Vietnam’s participation in and contributions to the expanded G7 Summit, noting that his country is actively coordinating with Vietnam to prepare for upcoming high-level mutual visits as the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023. PM Kishida voiced his hope that the two sides will work closely together to bring the Vietnam - Japan relations to a new height. At the meeting, PM Pham Minh Chinh hailed the extremely positive and practical strides in all fields of bilateral cooperation. He also spoke highly of the Japanese Government’s policies to recover and develop the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, … [Read more...] about PMs of Vietnam, Japan meet on sidelines of 43rd ASEAN Summit

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference after the closing session of the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. Photo by AFP Trudeau arrived in India for the meeting of the leaders of 20 leading economies on Friday and was due to return home Sunday after laying a wreath at a memorial to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. However, a mechanical fault detected during pre-flight checks resulted in the grounding of his plane by the Canadian Armed Forces and he was stranded along with his entire delegation. Air traffic tracker Flightradar24 showed Royal Canada Air Force plane CFC01 taking off from Delhi airport shortly after 1 pm local time (0730 GMT). Trudeau's press secretary Mohammad Hussain confirmed to AFP that the Canadian G20 delegation was aboard the flight. Canadian broadcaster CTV said the Airbus CC-150 had a history of operational issues. Since Trudeau did not have any further diplomatic engagements with the Indian … [Read more...] about Canada’s Trudeau finally leaves India after plane troubles

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) has a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on May 21, when the Vietnamese leader attends the expanded G7 Summit in Hiroshima. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming visit will bring the two countries closer to each other and there are a lot of fields they can work together, said Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani. Reporter : Could you please share your expectations about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Brazil? Ambassador Marco Farani :  I think the bilateral relations between Brazil and Vietnam is very promising although we have been very distant from each other. In the last few years, but I remember that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who is now in his third mandates as the President of Brazil visit ed Vietnam before and I think he might come back again. He was invited by the President of Vietnam, and next year, we have 35 years of diplomatic … [Read more...] about PM’s Brazil visit to open up opportunities for bilateral cooperation: Ambassador

Growing political - diplomatic relations Since Vietnam and Italy set up their diplomatic relations on March 23, 1973, the two countries have enjoyed a rapidly growing political relationship. Particularly, since they lifted their ties to a strategic partnership in January, 2013, the two sides have actively promoted their substantial and effective cooperation in all fields, from politics, diplomacy to economy, science, education, defense-security, environmental protection, and locality-to-locality collaboration. Vietnam and Italy have maintained many bilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the annual strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level and the defense policy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, as well as the Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation and Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation. High-level delegation exchanges and meetings between the two countries have been maintained. Most recently, in December 2022, Prime Minister Pham … [Read more...] about President’s visit expected to open new chapter in Vietnam – Italy relations