Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse arrived in Rome onJuly 25 evening (Vietnam time) for a State visit to Italy and a visit to theVatican, made at invitations of President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and PopeFrancis.
Thuong’s Italy visit takes place in the contextthat the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of theestablishment of their diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of theirStrategic Partnership.Read full text
-The President on July 25 (local time) met in Rome with thestaff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and representatives of the Vietnamesebusinesses and community there, as part of his State visit to the Europeancountry.
Foreign experts, researchers, members offriendship associations, and Italian friends also joined the meeting.Read full text
-PresidentVo Van Thuong’s visit to the Vatican on July 27 will help open up new prospectsfor bilateral relations in the coming time, according to Deputy ForeignMinister Le Thi Thu Hang.
This is the first high-level contact move betweenthe two sides in the past seven years, and a very important event for them todiscuss measures to promote bilateral relations as well as Catholic activitiesin Vietnam.Read full text
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Tony Blair, formerUK Prime Minister and Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for GlobalChange (TBI), in Hanoi on July 26.
Speaking highly of Blair's contributions to thebilateral relations during his working tenure as a UK Prime Minister (1997 -2007) and at present, Chinh expressed his hope that his guest will maintaincontributions so as to help deepen the two countries’ relations in all fields,especially as they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment ofbilateral diplomatic relations.Read full text
-Vietnamand Israel should consider science-technology and high-tech agriculture aspriority areas for cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang toldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their talks on July 25.
Atthe talks – part of Quang’s official visit to Israel from July 23-25, theDeputy PM affirmed that Vietnam encourages and will create favourableconditions for Israeli businesses.Read full text
-Asan active and responsible member of the Partnerships in EnvironmentalManagement for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), at the regional level,Vietnam strongly supports the negotiations on a global treaty on plasticpollution, an official said on July 26.
Addressing a Hanoi workshop to look into regionalcooperation towards a global treaty on plastic pollution, Deputy Directorof the Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI) Truong Tri Duc also saidthe Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to the protection ofmaritime and insular environment, especially the issues related to marinebiodiversity conservation, maritime and coastal environment, plastic waste, andmarine plastic pollution.Read full text
-Sincejoining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 28 years ago,Vietnam has shown itself as an active, proactive, and responsible member of thebloc, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos Thongphane Savanphet.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, he saidVietnam’s entry into ASEAN and its activities within the bloc’s cooperationframework over the past 28 years have reflected the success of the country’sDoi moi (Renewal) and its foreign policy in reinforcing and developingcooperation with all countries in the world, including Southeast Asia. Theyhave also demonstrated Vietnam’s growing stature in the regional andinternational arenas.Read full text/.
