NParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives then Bulgarian President Risen Plevneliev in 2013 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s upcoming official visit to Bulgaria is expected to help consolidate and enhance time-tested friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in general and the two parliaments in particular. Hue’s trip is made 15 years after the visit to the European country by then NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong in 2008. Vietnam and Bulgaria set up their diplomatic relations on February 8, 1950. Over the past years, the bilateral relationship has enjoyed positive developments in all fields from politics-diplomacy, economy, trade, defence-security, science-technology, education-training, culture to sports and tourism. In addition to regular visits by high-ranking leaders, the two countries have maintained close cooperation at regional and international forums, particularly within the … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s official visit expected to help boost Vietnam-Bulgaria multifaceted cooperation
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Vietnamese FM attends preparatory meeting for 2024 future summit, holds bilateral meetings
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son joined nearly 150 ministers and representatives from UN member countries at a preparatory ministerial meeting for the 2024 Summit of the Future in New York on September 21 (local time). At the meeting, ministers pointed to major difficulties and challenges currently, especially those related to climate change, environment, food security, energy, water resources as well as the decline in trust and multilateral cooperation. They were especially concerned as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been completed by 14%, and believed that the 2024 Summit of the Future is significant in creating new catalysts to promote the implementation of the 2030 Agenda . The ministers shared their countries' vision and priorities for the summit, and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening global governance and multilateralism, calling for respect for the basic principles of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese FM attends preparatory meeting for 2024 future summit, holds bilateral meetings
PM’s visit hoped to lift Vietnam-Brazil ties to new height: Ambassador
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Hiroshima, Japan on March 21, 2023 (Photo: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The official visit to Brazil by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to contribute to lifting the relations between Vietnam and the Latin American country to a new height, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency (VNA). According to the diplomat, Brazil is the number one partner in the Latin American region of Vietnam. With a population of more than 211 million, Brazil is a promising market for Vietnam. The country is also the gateway for Vietnam to enter the Latin American market, she said, adding that Vietnam is also a door for Brazil to ASEAN and other Asian countries. Ambassador Hoa said that PM Chinh is the first leader of Vietnamese Party and Government to pay an official visit to Brazil since the trip by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh in … [Read more...] about PM’s visit hoped to lift Vietnam-Brazil ties to new height: Ambassador