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Officials of many countries and international organisations have affirmed they consider Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia and Asia-the Pacific during bilateral meetings with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in New York on September 22.

Thai health authorities said on September 14 five Muslims who have returned to southern Thailand from Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been suspected of having been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

Saudi Arabia on August 22 imposed a temporary ban on the import of live birds, eggs and chicks from the Philippines and Laos due to concern over avian influenza.

FECON Corporation and ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company, signed on July 3 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on May 20 called for a new partnership between the Muslim world and the US to fight against terrorism.

Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concerns about avian flu has no effect on the nation as it has not exported live poultry to any country yet.

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concerns about avian flu.

Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have signed several bilateral agreements on cooperation in labour and drug control during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to the Middle East country.

Saudi Arabian Sultan Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud held talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at Bogor Palace in Jakarta and witnessed the signing of a range of cooperation deals on March 1.

King of Saudi Arabia Salmin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is scheduled to visit Indonesia from March 1 to 9, his first Southeast Asia trip since he came to the throne in 2015.

The Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam Co. Ltd (Doosan Vina) shipped eight made-in-Vietnam rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGCs) to Saudi Arabia on December 18.

Malaysia and Saudi Arabia will look into establishing a centre to counter terrorist ideology.

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to double their two-way trade value by 2020.

Saudi Arabia wishes to promote its time-honoured relations with Vietnam and considers it an important partner in Asia, said the Chairman of the country’s Consultative Assembly.

Chairman of the Consultative Assembly of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sheikh arrived in Hanoi on January 31, starting his four-day visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam and Saudi Arabia signed several credit agreements worth 29 million USD through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received the new Saudi Arabian Ambassador Dakhil Al Johani in Hanoi on August 19.