Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from May 23-26 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang. The visit takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties (February 26). It affirms Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of international relations as well as its great attachment to promoting friendship and strategic partnership with Australia. Vietnam and Australia established a comprehensive partnership in 2009 and signed a declaration on enhancing the bilateral comprehensive partnership in March 2015. The two nations elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership in March 2018 on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Australia. Australia considers Vietnam a key partner … [Read more...] about Australian Governor-General’s visit to boost strategic partnership with Vietnam
Strategic partnerships
Deputy PM lauds Vietnam – Spain strategic partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh spoke highly of the positive development of Vietnam – Spain strategic partnership during a reception in Hanoi on May 15 for Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Maria Jesus. Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Maria Jesus - Source: VNA Minh hailed the Ambassador’s efforts in promoting Vietnam – Spain ties during her first year of tenure. Theo VNA … [Read more...] about Deputy PM lauds Vietnam – Spain strategic partnership
PM: Việt Nam treasures strategic partnership with Japan
Việt Nam treasures its strategic partnership with Japan and considers Japan an important and long-term partner, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.— VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam treasures its strategic partnership with Japan and considers Japan an important and long-term partner, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Phúc made the remarks while receiving Fumio Kishida, Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, in Hà Nội yesterday. The PM stressed that since their inception 45 years ago, relations between Việt Nam and Japan have recorded comprehensive, strong and practical growth in all fields, while political trust between the two nations remains at a high level. For his part, the Japanese official said he was happy to see that Japan has become a leading foreign investor in Việt Nam again with a … [Read more...] about PM: Việt Nam treasures strategic partnership with Japan
PM: Vietnam treasures strategic partnership with Japan
Vietnam treasures its strategic partnership with Japan and considers Japan an important and long-term partner, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Fumio Kishida, Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan - Photo: NDO PM Phuc made the remark while receiving Fumio Kishida, Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, in Hanoi on May 4. The PM stressed that since its inception 45 years ago, Vietnam-Japan relations have recorded comprehensive, strong and practical growth in all fields, while political trust between the two nations stays at high level. He thanked Kishida for his contributions to the bilateral ties when he worked as Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, expecting that Kishida will continue his support to the bilateral cooperation. For his part, the Japanese official said he was happy to see … [Read more...] about PM: Vietnam treasures strategic partnership with Japan
VN attaches importance to Strategic Partnership with Singapore
The first official visit to Singapore made by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is organized on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties (August 1, 1973) and the fifth anniversary of the two countries' Strategic Partnership (September 2013). Regarding defense cooperation, the two nations’ Ministries of Defense signed the Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation in 2009. They have maintained the defense policy dialogue mechanism at deputy-ministerial level and the joint working group on military-defense relations. The two countries have strengthened mutual cooperation at international and multi-lateral forums such as ASEAN, APEC and ASEM. Related to strategic security issues in the region, including the East Sea issue, the two sides have actively enhanced cooperation, shared viewpoints and advocated the standpoint of ASEAN. Since 1996, Singapore has been listed among the largest trade partners of Viet Nam with the two-way trade … [Read more...] about VN attaches importance to Strategic Partnership with Singapore