Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 21 for Deputy Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia, Gen. Phoung Siphin. 

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Argentina-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group need to promote experience sharing in holding elections, NA organisation and training for parliamentarians.

Vietnam attaches importance to defence ties with Russia, affirmed Nguyen Chi Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Defence Minister, at a reception in Hanoi on September 20 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.

Hanoi wants to beef up cooperation with localities from Ireland, especially in the fields of their strengths such as agriculture, education, and heritage preservation.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the Slovakian Government to continue to create the best conditions for Vietnamese businesses in Slovakia and ensure equality for hundreds of Vietnamese workers in the country. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on September 19 received Liu Yunshan, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in Hanoi.

As strategic partners, Vietnam wants to foster comprehensive relations with Spain, particularly in economic, trade and investment ties, and the Vietnamese Government will create favourable conditions for Spanish enterprises to invest in the country, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The stability and development of Vietnam-Laos border areas will contribute to strengthening solidarity between the two countries’ people and boosting social, economic and cultural development in border localities, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Vietnam and the United Nations (UN) have spared no effort to nurture their cooperative ties over the past four decades, thus achieving remarkable results, President Tran Dai Quang said in a press interview on the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s UN membership.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Pham Hong Huong attended the 10th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (PACC) and the 41st Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) which began in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on September 18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 18 sent a message of congratulations to Mari Alkatiri on his election as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the 2017-2021 tenure.

VOV.VN - The embassies of Vietnam and Laos in Malaysia together have held a gathering to mark the 55th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties and the 40th year of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Vietnam has recorded substantive improvement of its stature since it became a member of the United Nations (UN) four decades ago, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed in an interview posted on the Government web portal.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on September 17 sent a message to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, expressing his sympathy over the loss of human lives and property damage caused by storm Doksuri.

Parliamentary ties between Vietnam and Russia are important to overall relations, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tong Thi Phong has said.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Hoang Binh Quan, member of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, visited Brazil from September 15-16.

The Vietnam-Armenia Friendship Association (VAFA) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on September 17 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Armenia diplomatic ties (July 14), Armenia’s 26th National Day (September 21) and Vietnam’s 72nd National Day (September 2).

Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong suggested measures to promote the role of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) at the first plenary session of the 38th AIPA General Assembly (AIPA-38) which opened in Manila, the Philippines, on September 16.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States has organised a ceremony to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Vietnam is deeply concerned about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan’s airspace on September 15, which seriously violated relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and increased tension in the region.

The first meeting of the people’s procuracies of Vietnam-China border provinces opened on September 17 in Nanning, the capital city of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by Vice President Bui Thi Thanh, paid a visit to Cuba from September 12-15 to tighten traditional relations between two public mobilisation organisations.

Acting Head of State of Cambodia and President of the Senate Samdech Say Chhum hosted a reception in Phnom Penh on September 15 for Vietnamese Ambassador Thach Du who was bidding farewell at the end of his tenure.

The Vietnam-UK Friendship Association (VUFA) in Hanoi has greatly contributed to fostering friendship and cooperation between Hanoi and London as well as between Vietnam and the UK, said Can Viet Anh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations of Hanoi.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong on September 15 had bilateral meetings with Lao NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotou, Thai President of the National Legislative Assembly Pornpetch Wichitcholchai and Cambodian NA Chairman Samdech Heng Samrin.

Ho Chi Minh City always treasures ties with Laos and will work with Lao ministries and localities to foster the two countries’ traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive partnership, as well as collaboration between the city and Xiang Khouang.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc presented the Friendship Order – the noble distinction of the Vietnamese State – to outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 15. 

The National Assembly of Vietnam (NAV) and the European Parliament (EP) have attained high mutual trust through meetings, delegation exchanges and straightforward dialogues.

Vietnam will make more constructive contributions to UN mechanisms for the sake of peace, security and sustainable development, affirmed Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue met leaders of international organisations based in Geneva, Switzerland on September 14.