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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) received Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccion, who came to say good-bye to him at the end of her tenure, in Hanoi on October 24 (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccion, who came to say good-bye to him at the end of her tenure, in Hanoi on October 24. Italy is currently the fourth biggest trade partner of Vietnam in the European Union while Vietnam is the biggest trade partner of Italy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Over the past five years, two-way trade neared 5 billion USD each year, and both sides are working to lift it to 6 billion USD for 2017-2018. Within 10 years, from the fourth place, Vietnam has become the largest trade partner of Italy among the 10 ASEAN member countries. … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives outgoing Italian Ambassador

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre, right) and his spouse (right) pose for a photo with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (centre, left) and Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. (Photo: VNA) Copenhagen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on October 20 during his official visit to the European country and participation in the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Copenhagen Summit 2018. At the meeting, the Vietnamese leader expressed his pleasure to visit Denmark and spoke highly of the great achievements the Danish people have made under the rule of the Queen. He thanked the Queen, Royal Family and people of Denmark for their special sentiments given to the Vietnamese people in the struggle for independence and unification in the past as well as in the current national construction and international integration. The PM affirmed that the Vietnamese Government and people always attach importance to … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Danish Queen

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the P4G Summit in Copenhagen on October 20 (Photo: VNA) Copenhagen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) Summit in Copenhagen on October 20, which also drew leaders of 30 Vietnamese enterprises in green energy, trade, investment, and high technology. Addressing the event, themed “Global Leadership for A Sustainable Future,” PM Phuc expressed his belief that promising green growth projects and programmes will be promptly implemented, contributing to strongly promoting the realisation of sustainable development goals to 2030. He stressed that as one of the founding members of the P4G, Vietnam has announced the national P4G conference co-chaired by the Ministry of Planning and Investment as well as domestic and foreign firms. The PM noted that in September this year, Vietnam held an international conference on plastic waste and coastal community to seek measures to … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends P4G Summit in Denmark

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and King Philippe of Belgium (Source: VNA)   Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam attaches importance to ties with Belgium, a founding member with an important role in the European Union, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told King Philippe of Belgium during their meeting in Brussels on October 18.  PM Phuc, who has been on an official visit to Belgium, informed the King about the outcomes of his talks with Prime Minister Charles Michel and his discussions with leaders of the parliament, regions, and communities of Belgium.  He affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes and creates favourable conditions for Belgian enterprises to do business in the Southeast Asian country.  King Philippe welcomed the PM’s visit which coincides with the 45th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. He recalled his first visit to Vietnam in 1994 and led delegations of Belgian enterprises to the country to form linkages and launch … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Belgian King Philippe