Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh cut the ribbon to inaugurate an international media centre in service of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam in Hanoi on February 23.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a short visit to Germany on February 20-21 but it proved fruitful beyond expectations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on February 20 described the ongoing visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh as laying a foundation for both countries to develop bilateral strategic partnership.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures its strategic partnership with Germany - a leading partner of Vietnam in Europe.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed Vietnam would work with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to promote bilateral cooperation in the areas that match potential and interests of each side, as well as national and international regulations, for peace and development in the region and the world.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrived in Pyongyang on February 12, starting his three-day official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV) gathered at the annual “Homeland Spring” programme in Hanoi on January 26 to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation on January 24-25.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Eimutis Misiunas, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on January 23.
A government delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, visited and extended New Year greetings to poor families and workers in the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh on January 22.
The most important task for external work in 2019 is to intensify established relations and enhance the mutual interests between Vietnam and its key partners, especially neighbouring, regional, and major countries, along with strategic and comprehensive partners.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to consider solidarity, unity, and its central role as core priorities orienting all of its activities.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong has exchanged greetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and China.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested the continued effort to better tap into the strengths of people-to-people diplomacy during a conference in Hanoi on January 16 to review the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations’ 2018 activities and launch its 2019 tasks.
Vietnam has actively participated in international activities and organized several important multilateral international events in 2018, which were the important achievements of the country last year, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had a meeting with press agencies of Vietnam in Hanoi on January 15, expressing appreciation for their contributions to the success of the external work last year.
Vietnam needs to quicken preparations for taking over the Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and the non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council in 2020-2021 tenure, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink in Hanoi on January 8, highly valuing his guest’s role in promoting the two countries’ comprehensive partnership.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 3 sent greetings to President of Myanmar U Win Myint on the 71st anniversary of Independence Day of Myanmar (January 4, 1948-2019).
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have cabled messages of condolences to Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte over human and property losses caused by storm Usman.
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