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The Lao PM asked the two Government Offices to continue working hand in hand in experience sharing and personnel training in order to provide good consultancy for their Governments and Prime Ministers. He said he hopes that Vietnam will share with his nation its experience in developing e-Government and suggested the Government Offices work together in building a project regarding the field. Dung, for his part, suggested the two offices should work closely with ministries and localities in their respective countries with a major focus on cooperation to support the Governments and Prime Ministers in steering work. After reviewing their organization of the implementation of agreements of the two countries’ leaders as well as cooperative projects, they consented to maintain meetings and relations between the offices’ leaders to improve their consultancy service. Minister Mai Tien Dung and his Lao counterpart Phet Phomphiphak signed the minutes on cooperation plan for 2020-2021 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Lao Government Offices seek stronger cooperation

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the statement on July 19 in reply to reporters’ queries about Vietnam’s stance on the comment by the China Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson on July 17 about the recent developments in the East Sea.  Chinese geological survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 has recently violated Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the south of the East Sea which fully belongs to Vietnam in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which both Vietnam and China are members.  Vietnam has contacted the Chinese side for many times through different channels and handed over diplomatic making an objection to the violations, Hang said, adding that Vietnamese  authorized forces at sea continue taking proper measures to exercise sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in a peaceful manner and in line with … [Read more...] about China asked to end violations in Vietnam’s territorial waters

The talks between officials of the Vietnamese and Lao Government Offices in Vientiane on July 19 (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung started his two-day working visit to Laos on July 19. He and his entourage were received by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisulith, who spoke highly of the guests’ visit and affirmed it would cement the special ties between the two Parties, States and people. He suggested the two Government Offices to continue working closely in experience sharing and personnel training so to provide good consultancy for their Governments and Prime Ministers. He said he hopes Vietnam will share with Laos its experience in developing e-Government and suggested the Government Offices collaborate in building a project on the field. Dung stressed that Vietnam is keen to follow Laos’s development and wishes the Lao people a happy and wealthy life. Earlier, the Vietnamese officials held talks with a … [Read more...] about Government Offices of Vietnam, Laos step up cooperation

Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)    Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has demanded China to immediately end violations and withdraw all vessels from her waters, respect her sovereign right and jurisdiction, for the sake of the bilateral relations and for peace and stability in the region, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on July 19.   She made the statement in response to reporters’ queries about Vietnam’s stance on the statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson on July 17 about the developments in the East Sea. Hang said Chinese geological survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 has recently violated Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the south of the East Sea which fully belongs to Vietnam in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which both Vietnam and China are members. Vietnam has contacted the Chinese side for … [Read more...] about Vietnam demands China to end violations in waters

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 19 sent his greetings to Belgium’s King Philippe I on the occasion of the Belgian National Day (July 21) (Photo: baoquocte.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 19 sent his greetings to Belgium’s King Philippe I on the occasion of the Belgian National Day (July 21). The same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent greetings to his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel. On the special occasion, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also did the same to Deputy PM and Foreign Minister of Belgium Didier Reynders. Since Vietnam and Belgium set up diplomatic ties in 1973, bilateral partnership has continued to grow. The two countries have held high-level meetings and visits regularly, while also supporting each other at international forums. Economic and trade cooperation has played a key role in bilateral ties. Two-way trade hit 2.8 billion EUR (3.1 … [Read more...] about Greetings sent to Belgian leaders on National Day