Vietnam always respects and consistently implements a policy of ensuring citizens’ right to freedom of religion and belief and to follow or not follow a religion.

One of Vietnam’s top priorities in its agenda as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021 is to strengthen the role of regional and sub-regional organisations, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy told the Vietnam News Agency on April 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, , called for greater efforts to be made to protect civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at a UN Security Council (UNSC) teleconference held on March 30, with a specific focus on the operation of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

Promoting the role of regional organisations in settling disputes is one of the three priorities that Vietnam has set for the month it serves as chairman of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in April, said Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Organisations Do Hung Viet.

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang presented his letter of credential to ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi at a virtual ceremony on February 26, officially becoming Vietnam’s representative to the ASEAN.

Vietnam wishes that countries continue to actively contribute to maintaining peace and stability on the basis of international law in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 25.

VOV.VN - Tapping into the achievements of digital technology and mitigating their negative impacts will serve to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam’s External Relations Commission held a press conference on February 3 in Hanoi to brief diplomatic corps and international organisations in Vietnam about the outcome of the Party’s recently-concluded national congress.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, Peter Tesch, co-chaired the fourth Vietnam - Australia defence policy dialogue held via videoconference on December 3.

The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption held a symposium in Hanoi on November 28 to discuss the outcomes of corruption prevention and control during 2013-2020, especially since the beginning of the Party’s 12th tenure.