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PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) meets with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and  President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel in New York on September 20. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with global leaders in New York on September 20 afternoon (local time), on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly . Talking to First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel, PM Chinh affirmed that the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, and people of Vietnam never forget Cuba’s wholehearted assistance for Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation, always treasure and stay determined to further intensify the traditional solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, and support the just revolutionary cause of the Cuban people. He underlined Vietnam’s consistent stance of not supporting but demanding the unilateral sanctions against Cuba … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PM meets global leaders in New York

During the meeting, part of his trip to the U.S. for the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly and bilateral activities, Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure about the important developments in bilateral relations, especially the establishment of the Vietnam - U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on the occasion of President Joe Biden's recent visit to Vietnam. He thanked the contributions of the U.S. House of Representatives in general and the House Foreign Affairs Committee in particular to the relationship between the two countries. Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the two sides strengthen coordination to early put the new framework of relationship into practice, with a focus on promoting cooperation in areas such as economics - trade – investment, science - technology, innovation, semiconductor collaboration, high-quality human resources training, digital transformation, energy … [Read more...] about Prime Minister receives Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives

At the working session (Photo: daibieunhandan) Dhaka (VNA) - Secretary General of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and Chairman of its Office Bui Van Cuong held a working session with Secretary General of the Parliament of Bangladesh K.M. Abdus Salam in Dhaka on September 21. Cuong expressed his delight at convening the working session following the successful talks between NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. The Vietnamese NA Office and the Parliament Secretariat of Bangladesh also signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation. Salam spoke highly of the ongoing official visit by NA Chairman Hue, saying that it is the first by the head of Vietnam's legislative body to Bangladesh, marking a new milestone in the relationship between the two legislatures. Both officials stressed that the results of the talks and the two recently-signed MoUs will lay an important foundation for the two legislatures … [Read more...] about NA Secretary General holds working session with Bangladeshi counterpart

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Foreign Affairs Don Tuan Phong. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the Vietnam ese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Bulgaria from September 23-26 will contribute to deepening the traditional friendship and strengthening multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries, which have been built and nurtured over the past 73 years. The statement was made by Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Foreign Affairs Don Tuan Phong in an interview granted to the media ahead of the visit, which will be made at the invitation of President of the NA of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov. Phong said that in 1950, Bulgaria was one of the first countries in the world to officially establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam. Hue’s official visit is made 15 years after the visit to the European country by then NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong in 2008. During his stay in Bulgaria, Hue will hold … [Read more...] about NA Chairman’s Bulgaria visit to deepen friendship, cooperation: official

Vietnam and Bangladesah have ample room for achieving stronger growth in their bilateral trade cooperation, as the two countries share many things in common, including being emerging economies with stable development, having large populations, markets, and sufficient human resources. In addition, a huge number of young people in the two countries are able to quickly embrace advanced technology and innovation trends, said Pham Viet Chien, Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The two countries need to effectively implement bilateral agreements and cooperation mechanisms in multiple fields, especially the Joint Committee on economic, culture, science and technology cooperation. Both sides should continue to study and develop new cooperation mechanisms on par with each nation’s need for further growth, he said. The two Asian nations also share many others in common, in terms of their foreign policies about global and regional issues. They … [Read more...] about Much room for growth in Vietnam – Bangladesh trade ties: Vietnamese ambassador

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023). During the past 50 years, the relations between the two countries have been strengthening and developing in fields. They have become important partners of each other, sharing strategic interests. The bilateral relationship framework has continually been heightened, from a "trusted, long-term stable partnership" (2002) to “Towards a strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia" (2006), then to a "strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia" (2009), and ultimately an "extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia" (2014). The two countries often exchange high-level delegations and convene meetings on the sidelines of international and regional conferences, thereby strengthening … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan go together, head to future, reach out to world