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☕ Afternoon briefing on May 12
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
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☀️ Morning digest on May 12
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
Party chief calls for closer friendship between Vietnam, Belarus
Vietnam consistently attaches importance to its traditional friendship with Belarus and wishes to further strengthen cooperation across all fields for the mutual benefit of the two nations, and for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and around the world.
Party General Secretary To Lam begins state visit to Belarus
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Vietnam and Belarus have maintained and developed the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with increasingly high political trust.
Party General Secretary To Lam wraps up official visit to Russia
The visit also showed that Vietnam wants to further strengthen political trust between the two countries, identify orientations to bring the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia to new heights, strengthen the cooperative relationship between the Communist Party of Vietnam and major political parties in Russia.
