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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on the morning of May 16 for a five-day official visit to Russia and to attend the Commemorative Summit to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia dialogue relationship. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on May 15 following a grand welcome ceremony. 

President Tran Dai Quang on May 15 received Lao Prime Minister (PM) Thongloun Sisoulith, who is on a visit to Vietnam at the invitation of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Russia from May 16-20 is the first by a Vietnamese high-ranking official in the new tenure, which aims to implement the foreign policy of the 12th National Party Congress and strengthen the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. 

Laos appreciates Vietnam’s support in the effective training of local personnel, said Lao Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Saysompheng. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith began an official visit to Vietnam on the morning of May 15. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and the Republic of Guatemala Le Linh Lan has pledged to accelerate the formation of a legal framework for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, bringing pragmatic interests for their people. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has suggested that Vietnamese localities and Shanghai (China) should enhance the exchange of delegations and experiences in economic management and development as well as in planning.

The 225th Constitution Day (1791-2016) of Poland was marked with a ceremony held in HCM City on May 13 by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the city’s Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association (VPFO). 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said he hopes the visit by Han Zheng, Secretary of China’s Shanghai Party Committee will help strengthen ties between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City as well as other Vietnamese localities. 

The upcoming visit of US President Barack Obama to Vietnam is set to promote multifaceted links between the two nations, according to some US citizens. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith’s official visit to Vietnam from May 15-17 looks to bolster the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations. 

Laos appreciated the Vietnamese Party’s support for training personnel for the country’s political system, said Phankham Viphavanh, a politburo member and standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee. 

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has suggested public security forces of Vietnam and his country strengthen collaboration in combating crimes in the coming time.

A delegation from Laos’ Oudomxay province led by provincial Party Committee Secretary and Governor Phetsakhone Luang-Aphay visited the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam on May 12 to seek long-term and sustainable bilateral cooperation. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam values cooperation with the EU, said Head of the National Assembly’s External Relations Committee Tran Van Hang at a reception for EU Ambassador to ASEAN Francisco Fontan Pardo in Hanoi on May 12.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang received Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai city Han Zheng, who is leading a delegation to Vietnam, on May 12. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 11 hosted a reception for ambassadors of ASEAN member countries, expressing his belief that the diplomats will contribute more to enhancing the friendship and all-round collaboration between their countries and Vietnam.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from May 15-17.

Minister of Public Security To Lam and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng have agreed to intensify information and experience sharing between the two countries in the fight against drugs and high technology-related criminals. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has encouraged UAE firms to invest in renewable energy, hotel, tourism, infrastructure, seaport, aviation, real estate and farm produce production in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - On May 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc  congratulated Victoria Kwakwa, Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific of the World Bank (WB) on assuming her new post while meeting the WB official in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is due to pay an official visit to Russia and attend the Commemorative Summit in observance of the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations there from May 16-20. 

Former UN Under-Secretary General for the Department of Field Support Ameerah Hap shared her experience with the Vietnam Peacekeeping Center during her visit to Vietnam. 

President of the United States of America Barack Hussein Obama will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 22-25 at the invitation of Vietnamese leadership, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel R. Russel elaborated on US President Barack Obama’s visit, which is slated for later this month, at a press conference in Hanoi on May 10.