Hungarian National Assembly Speaker starts Vietnam visit

Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo arrived in Hanoi on November 8, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Hungarian National Assembly Speaker starts Vietnam visit ảnh 1Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo arrived in Hanoi on November 8, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Kover was born in 195, and earned degrees in law and political science. He held various positions in Hungarian NA committees and agencies before taking office as Speaker of the Hungarian NA in August, 2010. He was reelected to the post in May, 2014.

Kover is companied by his wife Maria Bekk; Arpad Potapi, NA deputy and Chairman of the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Group; Marton Gyongyosi, NA deputy and Vice Chairman of the Hungary-Southeast Asia Friendship Parliamentarian Group; Laszlo Veress, Head of the Secretariat of the Speaker, Office of the Hungarian NA; Peter Sardi, Director for Foreign Relations Office of the Hungarian NA; and Csaba Ory, Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam.

During the visit from November 8-13, the Hungarian NA Speaker will hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Sinh Hung, meet with the host’s high-ranking leaders, and visit historical, cultural and tourism sites in Hanoi, northern Quang Ninh province, central Da Nang city, central province of Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam and Hungary set up their diplomatic ties on February 3, 1950. Two-way trade reached 176 million USD in 2014, a year-on-year rise of 19 percent.-VNA

VNA

See more

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son holds a telephone talks with Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono on February 10. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Indonesia seek deeper collaboration

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono affirmed that Indonesia highly values its strategic partnership with Vietnam and proposed that both sides continue to enhance substantial cooperation across all fields, including joint activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations (December 30, 1955 –2025).

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations (UN), delivers a speech at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam begins term as UN Women Executive Board member

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations (UN), on February 10 attended the annual session of the UN Women Executive Board as a newly elected member for the 2025-2027 term.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (R), Politburo member, member of the Standing Board of the Central Military Commission, and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Kano Koji, Japan’s Vice Minister of Defence, at the 11th Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue in Fukuoka on February 10 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Japan hold 11th defence policy dialogue

Vietnam is willing to cooperate with countries and international organisations for peace and development in the region and the world, said Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the first meeting of the NA Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure in Hanoi on February 10. (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator calls for strong Party building, reform in National Assembly

NA Chairman Man, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the NA Party Committee, said that the committee, with nearly 3,000 members, must maintain strict organisational principles and build a clean and strong Party organisation that promotes solidarity, democracy, responsibility, unity, and creativity.

State President Luong Cuong holds a working session with the Presidential Office on February 10. (Photo: VNA)

State leader works with Presidential Office on judicial affairs

On the amnesty policy, State President Luong Cuong reaffirmed that granting clemency on the occasion of major national holidays in 2025 reflects the Party and State’s humanitarian approach, encouraging rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders into society.