VOV.VN - The close-knit relationship between the Vietnamese and Japanese friendship parliamentary groups has supported the two governments’ activities, promoted people-to-people diplomacy, and improved the efficiency of cooperation projects.

VOV.VN - On June 6, the Secretary of HCM City’s Municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang received New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

Cooperation should be combined with competitive negotiations to address the region’s security challenges, said Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh when discussing the message Vietnam brought to the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue.

The Vietnamese delegation to the 37th Congress of the French Communist Party (PCF) had a number of working sessions with French politicians from June 4-6 to bolster their ties.

Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich and his visiting Indian counterpart Manohar Parrika agreed to deepen bilateral defence ties at their talks in Hanoi on June 5.

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh on June 4 held bilateral meetings with representatives from the EU, the United Kingdom and Italy on the sidelines of the 15th Shangri La Dialogue to deepen ties in security and defence.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 3 for the special envoy of Swedish Prime Minister, Pierre Schori. 

Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, expressed his belief that the 37 th Congress of the Communist Party of France (CPF) will help the Party reap more successes, while attending the four-day event.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh attended the ongoing 15th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3-5.

Vietnam wants suggestions from its partners, including the World Bank (WB), about how to tackle difficulties in balancing the State budget as well dealing with public and bad debts, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu received the visiting Lao Minister of Justice Xaysy Santivong in Hanoi on June 2. 

VOV.VN - On June 2, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met East Timor’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo on the sidelines of the 25th World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur.

VOV.VN - On June 2, politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Dinh The Huynh received in Hanoi Japan Ambassador to Vietnam Fukada Hiroshi. 

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has called for the support of British parliamentarians so that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will soon be approved by the UK, thus creating a new impetus for economic links between Vietnam and the EU, as well as with the UK.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang has highlighted his city’s desire to enhance cooperation with Phnom Penh and other Cambodian localities during his working visit to Cambodia.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to fully and effectively actualise protocols on defence cooperation in order to enhance mutual understanding and trust, ensure a peaceful and stable environment for their economic development and foil plots to weaken their relations.

Vietnam wishes to learn from London’s experience in building a municipal council, the roles played by the municipal council and administration as well as links between them, said National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 1 for Governor Le Van Hieu and Premier Jay Weatherill of South Australia, expressing her wish to foster bilateral ties in Government, State, National Assembly and people-to-people exchange channels. 

The Vietnamese Government supports the cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Justice, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Secretary of Binh Phuoc province’s Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi said that he hoped for sound cooperation across the fields of politics, culture, education and economy between the Vietnamese locality and Laos’ Attapeu province.

 Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang met former General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Khamtay Siphandone and former Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong during his working visit to Laos from May 31-June 1.

VOV.VN - State President Tran Dai Quang on June 1 met separately with Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz and Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation in Vietnam Bruno Angelet.

Vietnam and Brunei have expanded their defence cooperation across levels, as viewed by the two countries’ officers at the 55th founding anniversary of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. 

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 22nd Asia Future Conference themed “Rising to global challenges and realizing Asia’s future” in Tokyo, Japan on May 30-31.

Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman pledged to continue contributing to stepping up his country’s cooperation with Vietnam when saying farewell to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on May 31.

Vietnam has always attached importance to cooperation with the German state of Hessen and regards this as an example for relations between the country and foreign localities, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Laos’ Champasak province have agreed to further bolster their win-win partnership in various fields, especially economy. 

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has expressed his delight at continuous improvement of strategic partnership between Vietnam and Thailand.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang was received by Lao leaders on May 30 during his visit from May 29 – June 1. 

Vietnam’s representative at the United Nations has called developed countries to boost their assistance for least developed countries (LDCs) via the increase of official development assistance, the removal of trade barriers, the building of human resources and technology.