Updated at Saturday, 06 Jan 2018, 18:39 The Hanoitimes – The sixth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue took place in Hanoi on January 5. A joint communiqué on the outcomes of the dialogue was issued by the two sides at the end of the event. The following is the full text of the join communiqué: “Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, the Rt Hon Mark Field MP, and Permanent Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chaired the sixth UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue on January 5, 2018 in Hanoi. The Dialogue flowed from the bilateral Strategic Partnership signed in 2010 and was an important moment to assess and steer the Partnership. “Both sides agreed to promote exchange of delegations at various levels, including high-level visits and to enhance the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation mechanisms. There was a shared understanding of the importance of championing and delivering free trade, including the support for early ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and commitment to avoiding any disruption in the growth of bilateral relations following the UK’s exit from the European Union and to ensuring continuity in key areas. Both sides welcomed the further broadening and strengthening of the Strategic Partnership. Bilateral trade and investment continues to expand as the total trade in goods and services increased 22 percent in 2016 reaching 4.8 billion GBP. There was discussion and agreement to further enhance cooperation on improving the business environment in Vietnam, including through the UK’s Prosperity Fund Programme…. [Read full story]
PANO – To implement the Joint Statement on the Vietnam-Malaysia Strategic Partnership, Vietnamese Assistant to Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh and Malaysian Deputy Foreign Secretary Dato’Muhammad Shahrullkram Yaakob co-chaired the first Vietnam-Malaysia Senior Officials’ Strategic Dialogue in Hanoi on April 4th. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak at the signing ceremony for a joint statement on the Vietnam-Malaysia strategic partnership framework in 2015. (Source: VNA) At the dialogue, the two sides acknowledged the continuing development of their bilateral friendship and relations, highlighting the upgrade of the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship to the strategic partnership in…... [read more]
“Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, the Rt Hon Mark Field MP, and Permanent Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chaired the sixth UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue on January 5, 2018 in Hanoi. The Dialogue flowed from the bilateral Strategic Partnership signed in 2010 and was an important moment to assess and steer the Partnership. “Both sides agreed to promote exchange of delegations at various levels, including high-level visits and to enhance the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation mechanisms. There was a shared understanding of the importance of championing and delivering free trade, including the…... [read more]
UK, Vietnam to reinforce strategic partnership First Vietnam-UK strategic dialogue opens in London UK-Vietnam Action Plan signed The dialogue is part of the 2012 Strategic Partnership Agreement and Action Plan between the two nations.The dialogue covers global and regional security, cooperation on organized crime, counter terrorism and defence. It reflected the continued cooperation between the UK and Vietnam and built upon the success of the first dialogue held in London in October last year. On global and regional security, Minister of State Jeremy Browne noted the important and growing role that ASEAN and ASEAN-led regional mechanisms had to play and welcomed…... [read more]
In the afternoon of November 22, Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception for the Russian delegation at the Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense. General Lich highly valued the two defense ministries’ maintaining such a dialogue mechanism and applauded the outcomes of the third dialogue held earlier the same day, contributing to reinforcing the bilateral defense ties and the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership. General Lich suggested the two sides, based on the achieved outcomes, further cooperate in the fields of mutual concern and asked the Russian side to continue to grant scholarships with extended majors for…... [read more]
The sixth annual Viet Nam-Russia Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defence-Security was held at the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 24.— File Photo MOSCOW (VNS) — The sixth annual Viet Nam-Russia Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defence-Security was held at the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 24.In the framework of the dialogue, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son held working sessions with Russia 's Acting Foreign Minister Vladimir G.Titov and Deputy Foreign Minister Igor V.Morgulov.The two sides discussed measures to further strengthen the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.They also exchanged views on international issues…... [read more]
