Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reiterated Vietnam’s wish to strengthen ties with the UK, the US and Brazil during his separate meetings with the foreign ministers of the countries in Bonn, Germany, on February 17.
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and its Thai counterpart convened the sixth political consultation, saying that cooperation activities in 2016 reinforced the countries’ strategic partnership.
Greece wishes to strengthen cooperation in all fields with Vietnam, visiting Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Nikolaos Kotzias has told Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Vietnam and Spain have pledged to facilitate business exchanges and connectivity, especially in the fields of clean and renewable energy, environment, infrastructure and tourism.
Vietnam and Spain should step up their relations across the board, especially politics, economy, trade and investment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has highlighted the bright prospects of the Vietnam-India ties in the future in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue the close cooperation with its Lao counterpart to keep solidifying the two countries’ special relationship.
A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has visited China with a view to enhancing friendship and cooperation with the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
The sixth deputy foreign ministerial-level political consultation between Vietnam and Venezuela took place in Hanoi on December 14.
Vietnam and Estonia have seen bilateral cooperation growing in recent years, as evidenced by close coordination and mutual support at international organisations.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy and his Argentinean counterpart Carlos Foradori chaired the seventh political consultation between the two countries in Buenos Aires on December 5.
Vietnam and Ecuador agreed to strengthen political dialogue through high-level visits during the third political consultation between the two countries in Quito on December 1-2.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy paid an official visit to Paraguay from November 27 – December 1 and attended the second political consultation session at the deputy foreign ministerial level.
New Zealand has committed to continuing its official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, especially in education, human resources, agriculture and rural development, and climate change response.
Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of Cyprus Cao Chinh Thien suggested the Vietnamese and Cyprus Governments soon negotiate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on matters regarding Vietnamese labourers in the island country.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reiterated the Vietnamese Party and leaders’ consistent policy of prioritising strengthening traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia
Vietnam and Singapore agreed on a host of concrete measures to bring their relationship to the next level in the time ahead during the tenth political consultation of their foreign ministries.
President Tran Dai Quang left Hanoi on November 14 for an official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 at the invitation of President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers Raul Castro.
