VOV.VN - Vietnam aspires to deepen the close-knit, trusted and exemplary fraternal solidarity with Cuba, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a reception in Hanoi on June 16 for Cuban Minister of Justice Oscar Manuel Silveira Martínez.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by Don Tuan Phong, Vice Chairman of the Committee for External Affairs attended the Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue which took place from June 13-15 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal, and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai paid courtesy calls on leaders and senior officials of Bhutan on June 14, as part of a trip to the South Asian country to present his credentials.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said on June 15 that Vietnam and the EU have effectively cooperated in defence, in line with the Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA), the agreement between Vietnam and the EU on the establishment of a framework for Vietnam’s participation in crisis management activities of the EU (FPA).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 15 for visiting Belarussian Minister of Education Andrei I. Ivanets, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam pays great attention to the special traditional friendship with the European country, and bilateral partnership in education and training.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam always supports Vietnamese and Cuban ministries and agencies to strengthen all-round cooperation, including in the field of judiciary, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh told Cuban Minister of Justice Oscar Manuel Slivera Martinez.

President Vo Van Thuong on June 14 received President of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly Adama Bictogo, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from June 13-16.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai presented President Vo Van Thuong’s Credentials to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Thimpu, capital of Bhutan, on June 14.

Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting its friendship and cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire and considers Côte d’Ivoire as one of its important partners in Africa, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

VOV.VN - Canada seeks to promote the global carbon pricing initiative and expects Vietnam to consider joining this programme, said Catherine Stewart, ambassador for Climate Change of Canada.