US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Source: Xinhua/VNA) As scheduled, Mr. Rex Tillerson will have bilateral meetings in London, Paris, Warsaw and Davos, where he will attend the World Economic Forum alongside President Donald Trump. Mr. Tillerson will meet with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill to discuss bilateral cooperation on such issues as Iran, Syria, Libya, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Ukraine. He will then travel to Davos, Switzerland, where he will participate in the 2018 World Economic Forum from January 24th-26th. During the forum, he will follow US President Donald Trump’s schedule of meetings. On January 26th, Mr. Tillerson is set to arrive in Warsaw for high-level talks with top Polish officials on Polish-US bilateral ties, global challenges, regional security and trade. Rex Tillerson is also expected to attend a Paris conference on chemical weapons in France./. Compiled by BTA
U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon to commence his state visit to Vietnam, after attending an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the country’s central city of Da Nang earlier the same day. The president’s Air Force One landed at Noi Bai International Airport in the capital at 5:25 pm, where he was greeted by Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc, and Minister and Chairman of the State President’s Office Dao Viet Trung. After landing, President Trump boarded a black Cadillac One and headed straight…... [read more]
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hanoi on Sunday to begin his two-day state visit to Vietnam. Xi’s visit, which will conclude on Monday, comes at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang. The Chinese president is also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. This is his first foreign trip after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing between October 18 and 24, 2017, at which he was reelected as general secretary for the second term. Chinese President Xi Jinping waves among a crowd in Hanoi,…... [read more]
Russian President concludes State visit to Vietnam While in Vietnam, President Putin held talks with President Truong Tan Sang and met with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The leaders highly valued the upgrade of bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnership, adding that the political relations between Vietnam and Russian are strongly developing with increasing trust. They agreed to step up delegation exchanges and expand cooperation channels. Both sides gave priority to energy cooperation, affirming to continue cooperating in mining, transport including civil aviation, shipbuilding, machinery manufacturing, communications and telecommunication. They agreed to actively…... [read more]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in Hanoi on his first state visit since being re-elected as China’s Party chief last month. Xi is scheduled to stay in Hanoi for two days at the invitation of Vietnamese Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang. Vietnam is his first overseas destination after he was granted another five years as China’s Party General Secretary at the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress in October. On Friday, Xi arrived in Da Nang, around 800 kilometers (500 miles) south of Hanoi, for the APEC Summit. During the summit, he delivered a 30-minute…... [read more]
President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will make a State visit to China and attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5. President Tran Dai Quang. Photo by VNA The President’s visit and attendance are made at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, Xi Jinping.... [read more]