Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during the first cabinet meeting on June 13. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi(VNA) – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 14 sent a message of congratulationsto Naftali Bennett after the latter was sworn in as Israel’s new Prime Ministera day earlier.
The same day,Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also cabled a congratulatory messageto Yair Lapid on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel./.
PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed the message of Party General Secretary To Lam and senior Vietnamese leaders that they attach great importance to and want to cooperate closely with President Trump’s administration to promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and maintain a stable and increasingly substantive development momentum.
The top legislator urged Phu Yen to analyse causes of the failure to meet some targets, particularly its GRDP growth of 6.17%, falling short of the 7.5% target, and low public investment disbursement.
The lady highlighted the countries’ growing friendship and cooperation and expressed Vietnam’s wish to further step up cultural exchanges and learn from Singapore’s experience in preserving and developing a diverse and modern culture.
In his interview granted to the press, Son highlighted the significance of the Party chief's trips, saying that both Indonesia and Singapore, and the ASEAN Secretariat, placed great importance on the visits, offering the General Secretary, his spouse and the Vietnamese delegation the highly dignified reception, accompanied by practical working programmes.
The two sides will effectively implement the signed agreements, including the freshly inked deal on cooperation in preventing and fighting transnational crimes, and step up the negotiation and signing of other legal documents to facilitate law enforcement cooperation.
Discussing new developments in the East Sea, the two sides reaffirmed the need to continue strengthening political trust, calling on all relevant parties to settle disputes on the basis of international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
General Secretary To Lam stressed that Vietnam-Singapore relations have become a model of dynamic and effective cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), serving as a benchmark for advancing intra-bloc and regional collaboration mechanisms.
For Indonesia, the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam is an important step as it usually establishes this level of relations with major nations. The latest move underscores Vietnam's importance to Indonesia.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung is confident that Standing Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh's visit to the UK will be a success, creating new momentum for cooperation in economy, finance, education, and training, contributing practically to the dynamic and effective development of the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha affirmed that Vietnam has always placed great importance on and is committed to further strengthening its relationship with the EU and enhancing cooperation with the EIB.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, said the Vietnam-Japan University aims to become a prestigious research-oriented university in Asia, and train high-quality human resources with practical skills that meet the needs of society.
The PM instructed that the draft report must provide an accurate assessment of the current situation, staying grounded in practical realities with a strong focus on feasibility, actionable outcomes, and measurable impact.
Requesting the province to double its achievements in 2025, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked Binh Dinh to proactively address challenges and speed up the implementation of socio-economic tasks with high determination.
The President highlighted the heavy workload ahead, particularly preparations for major national and Party events and the implementation of Politburo and Party Central Committee resolutions on streamlining the organisational apparatus for greater efficiency.
Party General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on March 13 toured the Pansir Panjang Container Terminal - one of Southeast Asia’s most cutting-edge container port to study Singapore’s seaport infrastructure development as part of the ongoing official visit to the city state.
Vietnam’s Kon Tum province and Laos’ Attapeu province have agreed to upgrade the Dak Long – Vang Tat auxiliary border gates to main ones.
He requested that the draft report must adopt innovative, breakthrough thinking, methodologies, approaches, and practices, in alignment with the global and regional situations as well as the country's development requirements; and that the content must be more up-to-date, proposing new breakthroughs and drivers for development.
Hosting Deputy Governor of Russia's Kaluga region V.V. Potemkin in Hanoi, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam hopes to maintain and strengthen cooperation with Russia in various fields, viewing Russia as a loyal and trustworthy friend.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
