They engaged in talks in New Delhi on January 24 during PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to attend the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit and a ceremony celebrating the 69th anniversary of Republic Day of India. Both said that activities during the Friendship Year 2017 contributed to promoting the two countries’ all-around ties, especially in culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange. They agreed to regularly maintain all-level visits via the Party, government, National Assembly and local channels and people-to-people exchange, and soon hold the next meeting of the ministerial-level Inter-Governmental Committee in the first half of 2018 to outline specific measures to realise the Action Programme for the 2017-2020 period. Describing national defence-security link as an important pillar of the bilateral ties, the PMs suggested further intensifying trustworthy and effective collaboration in the field. PM Phuc wished that India would continue assisting Vietnam in capacity-building and English language improvement, technology transfer and credit supply for national defence. The Indian PM welcomed the continued exchange of delegations, the maintenance of national defence-security cooperation mechanisms and requested actively launching several credit packages as agreed. In order to achieve the target of US$15 billion in two-way trade by 2020, they asked the Inter-Subcommittee on Trade to convene a meeting early this year to discuss measures, with a focus on stepping up airline and maritime connectivity and gradually removing trade barriers to facilitate exports and imports. The Vietnamese leader pledged to create favourable conditions for Indian enterprises to enhance economic and trade links, especially in fields of India’s strengths and Vietnam’s demand… [Read full story]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Sergey Stanishev in Ha Noi on Nov. 23, shortly after a welcome ceremony for the Bulgarian PM, who will stay here until Nov. 25 for an official visit. PM Dung congratulated Bulgaria on its official joining the European Union scheduled for Jan. 1, 2007, and expressed his belief that Viet Nam and Bulgaria will coordinate more effectively in the framework of ASEM and ASEAN-EU cooperation. PM Dung affirmed that while pursuing a foreign policy of independence, diversification and multilateralisation and active integration in the regional and international community for…... [read more]
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and the Republic of Korea (RoK) Prime Minister Goh Kun held talks on Monday, just after Khai's arrival in Seoul for a five-day official visit to RoK. The two sides informed each other of the situation in their respective countries and discussed measures to boost bilateral relations in the spirit of building the Viet Nam-RoK relationship into a comprehensive partnership in the 21st century. They shared the same view that after the establishment of the two countries' diplomatic relations in 1992, Viet Nam-RoK friendship and cooperative relations have developed rapidly. Particularly since 2001 when…... [read more]
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Czech counterpart Mirek Topolanek said they are satisfied with the development of the two countries’ recent relations. During a welcome ceremony for PM Mirek Topolanek in Hanoi on March 21, the two government leaders also agreed that while bilateral economic ties and trade between the countries have grown rapidly, particularly in two-way trade, their economic relations are still unmatched by their fine political relations and their shared potential and goals. Two-way trade reached 255 million USD in 2007, and the Czech Republic currently has 13 investment projects worth 50 million USD in…... [read more]
CPV: On October 7th, in Hanoi, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has held talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who began an official visit to Vietnam yesterday at the invitation of Prime Minister Khai. In an atmosphere of friendship, sincerity and openness, host and guest sides reviewed the two countries' multifaceted cooperation over the recent past, especially after Prime Minister Khai's official visit to China in May 2004, and discussed measures to fruitfully implement the wishes of two countries' leaders to continue to develop bilateral relations in line with the motto "friendly neighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability and looking…... [read more]
PM Nguyen Tan Dung spoke highly of the significance of the currentofficial visit to Vietnam by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev asthe two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of their diplomaticties as well as numerous major events in each country. He said its outcomes will serve as new motivation for consolidatingand developing the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. The two PMs informed each other of their respective country’spolitical and socio-economic situations and exchanged opinions onbilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutualconcern. The leaders reached consensus onmaintaining and intensifying delegation exchanges among high-rankingofficials, diversifying cooperation channels and closely coordinatingwith and…... [read more]
