VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on May 12 welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent proposal to resume direct peace talks with Ukraine.

The Canada – Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) recently held an online symposium spotlighting Vietnam’s new era as well as its journey to peace and development.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8 with the adoption of a declaration that reaffirms the unwavering commitment to apply Buddhist wisdom, moral responsibility and collective action to bring about world peace, protect human dignity and sustain the well-being of the planet

Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, becoming a gathering place for thousands of international and domestic Buddhist delegates to honour Buddhist values of peace and sustainable development and to demonstrate a spirit of global solidarity.

Ambassador David Fernández Puyana, Permanent Observer of the Permanent Delegation of the University for Peace to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, has praised Vietnam’s peace building efforts as well as the country’s socio-economic development.

Five decades since national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025), Vietnam has transcended the scars of war to become a success story in the world, an Italian scholar has remarked.

The April 30 anniversary is to honour the eternal values of forgiveness, peace, reconciliation and healing, and the spirit of leaving the past behind to look to the future, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affair Pham Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on April 24.

VOV.VN - John McAuliff, executive director and founder of the Fund for Reconciliation and Development (FRD), has said Vietnam has the potential to act as a reliable mediator among nations in a multipolar world at present.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong emphasised Vietnam’s steadfast commitment to peace diplomacy at an international conference in Hanoi on April 23 that examined the constructive role of diplomacy throughout the country’s history, especially linked to the April 30, 1975 victory culminating in national reunification.