VOV.VN - Ties with Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) are a vital part of the nation’s external policy, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said at a recent meeting to review the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive on tasks and goals to boost the implementation of its 2004 resolution on issues relating to OVs.

VOV.VN - The nation, along with Norway and South Africa, hosted a virtual meeting on November 25 between the ten incumbent non-permanent members (E10) of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and five newly elected non-permanent members (I5).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh phoned Angolan Foreign Minister Téte António on November 23 to exchange views on bilateral cooperation as well as coordination at multilateral forums.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States have reaffirmed their strong comprehensive partnership during talks in Hanoi on November 21 between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh and National Security Advisor of the US Robert C. O’Brien.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on November 21 received US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien who is paying a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita discussed measures to support Vietnamese citizens and augment bilateral cooperation during their phone talks on November 18.

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum should continue taking the lead in promoting free, open trade and investment while simultaneously strengthening regional economic connectivity and boosting people-centred economic growth.

A joint SBV-IMF high-level conference, themed “Securing Growth and Resilience in the ASEAN: Policies for the Post-COVID-19 World”, was held in Hanoi on November 10.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the online ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) on November 10 alongside the Foreign Ministers of other ASEAN members and the ASEAN Secretary General to prepare the framework for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings which will take place from November 12-15.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his sympathies to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over the heavy property and human losses caused by recent storms and floods in Vietnam’s central region.