Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam held talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez in Havana on September 26 afternoon (local time).
The host stressed that the first state visit to Cuba by Lam as the top leader of the Vietnamese Party and State holds special significance as it reflects the great respect for relations and the revolutionary solidarity between the two Parties and the two countries, helping intensify the trust and make practical improvements in the bilateral ties in the coming time.Read full story
-Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez shared the view on contributions of the legislatures to relations between the two Parties, States, and people of Vietnam and Cuba at their meeting in Havana on September 26 afternoon (local time).
Esteban Lazo affirmed that Lam’s ongoing state visit holds great significance to the bilateral ties, contributing to strengthening the traditional solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba in the new period.Read full story
-Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Havana on September 26 afternoon (local time).
Manuel Marrero affirmed that Lam’s visit is a historical event in the relationship between the two countries. He thanked the Party, State and people of Vietnam for their close sentiments as well as valuable support and assistance to the Party, State and people of Cuba.Read full story
- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam was decorated with the Order of Jose Marti, the highest honour of the Cuban Party and State, at a ceremony chaired by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez in Havana on September 26 (local time).
The order was granted in recognition of Lam’s priceless contributions to the development of the solidarity, friendship, and faithful relations between the two Parties, States, and peoples.Read full story
-Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Nancy Tempo witnessed the signing of a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Malawi, which marked an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries.
Speaking to Vietnam News Agency after the signing, Tempo expressed her delight and high hope at the growth of bilateral ties after this historic moment.Read full story
-The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has highly evaluated Vietnam’s practical contributions to the organisation, including its peacekeeping activities, not only for what has been achieved but also for the potential to enhance cooperation between the two sides.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency in New York following Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s attendance at the UN Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), Lacroix noted that Vietnam has deployed forces to UN peacekeeping missions, including a Level-2 field hospital in South Sudan and, more recently, an engineering unit to the UN mission in Abyei.Read full story
-State budget collection has so far reached 85% of this year's estimate, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi has reported.
Speaking at a press conference on September 27, the deputy minister said this year’s State budget collection target will be fulfilled, ensuring resources for assigned spending tasks and having reserves to serve unexpected expenditures.Read full story
-The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 2 million USD grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.
“We highly commend the extraordinary efforts of the Government and people of Viet Nam in responding to the damage caused by Typhoon Yagi,” said ADB Country Director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty. “ADB’s grant will support wider government efforts to deliver immediate humanitarian relief. ADB is also committed to working with the government on post-disaster recovery in the affected provinces to build back better and improve resilience, which is critical in the face of accelerating natural hazards,” ADB wrote in a statement.Read full story/.
