Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-NationalAssembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Jakarta on August 4 morning,beginning his official visit to Indonesia where he will also attend the 44thGeneral Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
Hue’s trip is made at an invitation of Speaker ofthe Indonesian House of Representatives and AIPA President Puan Maharani.Read full text
-Theofficial visit to Indonesia by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hueand a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam is a "very important" stepin parliamentary diplomacy between the two countries, said Fadli Zon,Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of the Houseof Representatives of Indonesia.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'sresident correspondents in Jakarta, Fadli expressed his hope that the visitwill strengthen the Indonesian and Vietnamese legislative bodies’ roles asbridges connecting the two countries and their people, as well as promotingbilateral cooperation in various aspects, especially in politics, economy,culture and social affairs.Read full text
-Theofficial visit to Indonesia from August 4-6 by Chairman of the VietnameseNational Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue will help solidify close friendship,strengthen mutual understanding and further enhance the bilateral strategicpartnership which celebrates its 10th year in 2023, according to an Indonesiandiplomat.
The statement was made by Indonesian Ambassador toVietnam Denny Abdi in his interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on theoccasion of Hue’s visit.Read full text
-VietnameseNational Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s upcoming official visit toIran is of particular significance for several reasons and as such, there arehigh expectations from this visit in expanding bilateral relations, IranianAmbassador to Vietnam Ali Akbar Nazari has said.
The diplomat said that this is the first officialvisit to Iran by the Chairman of the National Assembly - the highest organ ofstate power in the Vietnamese political system - after 24 years. It also marksthe resumption of high-level visits between the two countries after a hiatuscaused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Read full text
-Thecultural interference and connection activities between Vietnam and Iran overthe past 50 years have paved the way for the two countries to continuepromoting their ties now, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc at aceremony in Hanoi on August 4 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of theVietnam-Iran diplomatic relations.
Ngoc noted that the friendship between Vietnameseand Iranian started over 1,000 years ago when Persian merchants came to dobusiness and trade in Vietnam, opening the door for cultural exchange betweenthe two peoples.Read full text
-AmbassadorDang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations(UN), emphasised the need for a stronger commitment and collective efforts fromthe international community to break the vicious cycle between conflict andpoverty on August 3.
In his remarks at an open debate on famine andconflict-induced global food security held by the UN Security Council (UNSC),the diplomat stressed that recent reports and discussions at the 43rd sessionof the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference in Italy in Julyhave shown that the world is facing an increasingly challenge regarding foodsecurity.Read full text
-TheHo Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 4 held aget-together to mark the 70th anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack in Cuba(July 26, 1953-2023), which represents the solidarity and friendship betweenthe people of the city and the people of Cuba.
Speaking at the event, Consul General of Cuba tothe city Ariadne Feo Labrada thanked HUFO for organising a meaningful event asthe two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the visit by LeaderFidel Castro to the liberated zone in South Vietnam in Quang Tri.Read full text
-Vietnam’seconomy started the second half of this year with positive signals which areexpected to pave the way for a better recovery in the coming time.
Accordingto the General Statistics Office (GSO), in July, industrial production whichcan reflect many angles of the economy was better than the previous month.Read full text/.
