National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan made the statement while receiving new US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink in Hanoi on January 9.She said Vietnam, in its foreign policy, always treasures relations with the US. The top legislator expressed her satisfaction at the bilateral growing cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, trade, science, technology, culture, education, defence and security.She said she believes that the administration of President Donald Trump will continue fostering bilateral ties.Hailing the new and practical progress in defence-security collaboration, NA Chairwoman Ngan said Vietnam will push ahead with cooperation with the US in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and cross-border crime combat, and handling of food, energy and water security issues.She expected the US Congress and Government to back the advancement of Vietnam-US trade ties and remove the catfish inspection programme of the US Department of Agriculture since its technical barriers could affect the lives of millions of tra fish breeders in Vietnam.She called on the US to continue supporting Vietnam in increasing capacity for Vietnamese marine police and strengthen cooperation in search and rescue, disaster relief, post-war bomb and mine clearance, environmental detoxification, and assistance to people with disabilities.Welcoming the positive attitude and standpoint of the US Congress and Government towards the settlement of disputes in the East Sea, Ngan said Vietnam hopes the international community, including the US, will continue consistent messages and policies to protect peace, stability, security and safety of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.Sharing views with the… [Read full story]
At a recent meeting with William Macclellan Thornberry, Chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee, Ty said Vietnam wants to strengthen and deepen the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a more practical and effective manner as contributions to maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and in the world.He said he hopes that the US will continue supporting Vietnam in search and rescue, mine clearance and Orange/Dioxin decontamination.For his part, Thornberry said that the US will work more effectively in disaster relief, mine clearance, and detoxification of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam.Earlier, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief…... [read more]
According to a joint statement made yesterday by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and U.S. President Barack Obama, bilateral relations have contributed to their joint efforts to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and respect for international law in the region, and building a rules-based region. Both sides noted with satisfaction the growth of Vietnam-U.S. relations over the past year, guided by the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership of 2013 and the Joint Vision Statement issued during the historic visit to the United States by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong in July 2015. Together, both countries are…... [read more]
Denmark-Vietnam relations have enjoyed strong development in the past years, especially since the two countries established strategic partnership relations in climate change, energy, environment and green growth in November 2011 and signed Comprehensive Partnership Agreement in September 2013. On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (November 25, 1971- 2016), Vietnam Business Forum interviewed Ms Charlotte Laursen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, on the achievements in the relationship of the two countries, as well as the development orientation for the future. Nguyen Mai reports. Would you please tell us some achievements of diplomatic relations between Vietnam…... [read more]
Chile is a South American country with an area of more than 750,000 square kilometres and a population of over 18 million. Chile is a republic, with the president being the head of state and leading the Government. President Bachelet was elected to the position for the first time in 2006-2010, becoming the first female head of state in the history of Chile, before being re-elected as the President for the 2014-2018 term. Chile has a developed economy and a strong financial institution, with export revenues accounting for nearly one third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The South…... [read more]
PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have discussed a number of measures to enhance the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive partnership in all areas.During their talks in Moscow on May 14, they agreed that both countries need to increase cooperation in politics, economics, trade, investment, national defence, security, science-technology, and education-training.They said the two countries should continue to strengthen highly reliable political ties through delegation exchanges, and increase cooperation between their Parties, States, legislative bodies, ministries, agencies and localities, especially in economics.The PMs reaffirmed their resolve to implement high-level agreements on strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and…... [read more]
