VOV.VN - On May 20, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received UK Ambassador Giles Lever and Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Cecilia Piccioni.

The much-awaiting visit to Vietnam by US President Barack Obama is expected to leave a new hallmark in the two countries’ comprehensive partnership. 

A conference on Vietnam has been held at the National University in San Salvador city, El Salvador, by the El Salvador – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Cambodia, Indonesia and Myanmar in Russia’s Sochi on May 19 on the occasion of the Commemorative Summit to mark the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations. 

New Lao Ambassador to Vietnam, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, has affirmed he will do all he can to bring the Vietnam-Laos traditional relationship to a new level. 

Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s commitments to actualising sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the 72nd session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand.

Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich on May 19 received the ambassadors from China, Indonesia, France and the United States to Vietnam and appreciated their contributions to bilateral ties. 

The outcomes of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Russia from May 16-18 are believed to create a new momentum for the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang received World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region Victoria Kwakwa in Hanoi on May 19.

Each Vietnamese living in Russia has the responsibility for nurturing and developing the time-honoured friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a meeting with the Vietnamese community in Moscow on May 18. 

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov on May 18, where he expressed his belief in the bright future for cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow. 

VOV.VN - The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made inaccurate and false remarks at recent gatherings in Hanoi and HCM city under the pretext of environmental protection following the mass deaths of fish along Vietnam’s central coast.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Van Nen has affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people will do their best to foster the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership. 

Cooperation between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 17 laid a wreath of red carnations at the base of the mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the modern Russian state, and observed a moment of silence.

Vietnam and Russia should step up their legislative ties through the exchange of information and experience in law-making and supervision activities, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith left Ho Chi Chi Minh City on May 17, concluding his three-day official visit to Vietnam, the first foreign trip on his new PM post.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Ambassador to the US, Pham Quang Vinh, said he believes Hanoi and Washington will strike big deals during the upcoming May 23-25 state visit of US President Obama.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Vietnamese and Russian legislative bodies to enhance cooperation in the international arena while meeting with the Speaker of Russia’s State Duma Sergei Naryshkin in Moscow on May 17. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Russia takes place in the context that the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership is developing strongly in numerous fields.

Vietnam and Sudan should foster bilateral cooperation in all fields, especially agriculture and industry. 

Thailand presented Phuong Minh Hoa, vice director of the Department of Politics under Vietnam’s Defence Ministry, with the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand in Bangkok on May 16. 

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang and other senior municipal officials welcomed Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to the city on May 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the warm and trustworthy relationship between Vietnam and the Soviet Union in the past and Russia at present during his meeting with President of the Russian Communist Party (RCP) G . Zyuganov on May 16.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev emphasised the resolve to enhance the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Moscow on May 16. 

VOV.VN -  Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong and the visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith have expressed their delight at the vigorous development of the relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, on May 16, to begin his official visit to Russia where he will attend the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Sochi.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov has hoped that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Russia from May 16-18 will promote Vietnam-Russia bonds in trade and investment as they are not matched with bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), rejected the inaccurate, biased and unverified information provided by the spokesperson of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on May 13.

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam and Lao should continue promoting coordination towards effectively implementing high-ranking cooperation agreements between the two countries, suggested the visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.