The Vietnam Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard held talks in Hanoi on February 21 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat stressed the importance of complying with the Charter of the United Nations and principles of international law in order to maintain peace and security amid global challenges at a UN session in New York on February 21.

On behalf of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hakan Cakil expressed his thanks to search and rescue teams of countries, including those from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), for their effort in Hatay province following the devastating earthquake.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Party and State always value traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with countries and political parties, including the Dominican Republic and its United Left Movement (MIU).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) attaches importance to people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and the Dominican Republic, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga has affirmed.

VOV.VN - The nation always stands ready to perform international missions such as UN peacekeeping and most recently search and rescue operations in earthquake–hit Turkey, according to Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, head of diplomatic corps in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee, hosted a reception on February 21 for Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the Hainan provincial Party Committee of China, who is on a working visit to the southern city.

VOV.VN - The Government views public investment as both a resource and a driving force behind national development, says Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai on February 20 suggested the Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group make more contributions to the bilateral legislative ties.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoanh Nam paid a working visit to Oaxaca state of Mexico from February 14 - 17 to seek cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Mexico in general and the state in particular.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang and General Tea Banh, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam and the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia, signed a cooperation document for 2023 between the two ministries.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on February 19 to welcome his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh, who is in Vietnam for an official visit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 18 for General Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) held a high-level meeting in Hanoi on February 18 co-chaired by CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and CPP Chairman Hun Sen.

Vietnam is ready to join reconstruction efforts in earthquake-hit areas in Turkey, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Turkish Ambassador to Vietnam Haldun Tekneci during a reception in Hanoi on February 17.

Vietnam is ready to further deepen the traditional relationship and strategic partnership with France, especially with the French Development Agency (AFD), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told its CEO Rémy Rioux during a reception in Hanoi on February 17.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 17 received Secretary and Chief of Office of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongsalith Mangnomek, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh held talks with visiting First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russia (upper house) Andrey Yatskin in Hanoi on February 17, during which the host highlighted Russia as one of the prioritised and most important partners in Vietnam’s external policy.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Duong Hai Hung, the nation’s permanent representative at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), attended the 46th session of the IFAD Governing Council in Rome from February 14 to February 15.

VOV.VN - The President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Eliane Tillieux, hosted a reception on February 16 in Brussels for Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao, during which the host leader affirmed the Central European nation’s support for boosting ties with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung has highlighted the Paris Peace Accords as an important landmark which marked a turning point for Vietnam and for Southeast Asia in general.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for visiting former French Prime Minister Edouarad Philipe, who is now Mayor of Le Havre city, on February 16.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu attended the ninth World Government Summit (WGS), visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and co-hosted the second political consultation between Vietnam and the UAE from February 13-15.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen on February 16 received Sandeep Arya, newly accredited ambassador of India to Vietnam.

El Salvador's embassy office officially opened in Hanoi on February 15, the first for the Central American country in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will work alongside the international community to support Turkey in overcoming the consequences of the recent devastating earthquake and stabilizing people’s lives.

VOV.VN - Despite undergoing a period of global economic uncertainties, Susan Burns, United States Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, has stated that US firms remain optimistic about business opportunities in the Vietnamese market.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and the embassy in Iran and Syria have delivered letters of sympathies from Vietnam to local administrations over the losses in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan sent her congratulatory message to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the 219th National Day of Serbia (February 15).

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet chaired a meeting of an inter-sectoral working group on Vietnam’s assumption of the role as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 term and discussed 2023 activities.