At the conference reviewing outcomes of the project on renovating Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monuments in Cambodia, the two sides said they have closely coordinated in the work, noting that it is a vivid demonstration of the friendship and neighbourliness between the two countries. With financial support of the Vietnamese side, Cambodian localities have ensured progress and quality of the project. The two sides agreed to continue effectively implementing contents of the minutes of the second meeting between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the National Council of Solidarity Front for Development of Cambodia Motherland held in HCM City on November 24, 2016.They will also speed up the progress of the ongoing upgrading projects, aiming to finish the work in the first quarter of 2018. At the same time, the Cambodia side will continue to examine friendship monuments in the country and inform the Vietnamese side about their conditions. They will propose … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia fast-track upgrade of friendship monuments
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Vietnam-Romania’s friendship consolidated
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Si Thang, President of HCMC’s branch of the Vietnam-Romania Friendship Association, thanked the Romanian people’s support for Vietnam during its struggle for independence and national construction. More than 4000 Vietnamese engineers and experts trained in Romania have contributed their knowledge and experience to Vietnam’s national construction and development, as well as to consolidating the two countries’ friendship.Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam Valeriu Arteni hailed the Vietnam-Romania Friendship Association’s important role in strengthening bilateral ties between Vietnam and Romania over the past 26 years. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Romania’s friendship consolidated
Int’l friendship exchange week marks ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary
The week was jointly organized by the Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee, the Oriental Development Research Institute, the Academy of Human Universal Energy and Spirituality, the Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship Association and the Ho Chi Minh University of Social Sciences and Humanities.Present at the opening ceremony of the week were representatives from ASEAN member countries, and 11 other countries, including Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Russia. Professor Phu also emphasized the importance of integration, saying that it targets market development and expansion, socio-economic and cultural development, new technology acquirement, FDI attraction, improved education and increased people-to-people exchange.“From this forum, we send the world solidarity, compassion, and friendship without borders to boost integration and prosperity and ensure peace in the world and to make the world greener, … [Read more...] about Int’l friendship exchange week marks ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary
Friendship Order presented to Russian security leaders
Friendship Order presented to Russian security leaders (Source: VNA)The two awardees are Senior Lieutenant Generals Lovyrev Evgeny Nikolaevich and Fetisov Andrey Aleksandrovich who have made active and effective contributions to strengthening the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Federal Security Service of Russia. Speaking at the event, Lam said the Vietnamese public security forces highly value the support provided by the Federal Security Service of Russia during the country’s revolutionary cause, affirming that the bilateral ties will be deepened to bring practical benefits to the two peoples. The Vietnamese public security forces will exert the most efforts to nurture traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia, he said. Senior Lieutenant General Lovyrev Evgeny Nikolaevich lauded effective coordination between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Federal Security … [Read more...] about Friendship Order presented to Russian security leaders
South African Ambassador honoured with friendship insignia
The out-going Ambassador of South Africa to Vietnam Kgomotso Ruth Magau has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) at the end of her term in Vietnam. Ambassador of South Africa to Vietnam Kgomotso Ruth MagauPresenting the insignia to the ambassador at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 1, VUFO’s Vice President and General Secretary Don Tuan Phong said the award aims to acknowledge the diplomat’s contributions to the friendship and cooperation between the people of Vietnam and South Africa as well as other African countries. Kgomotso Ruth Magau has worked closely with the VUFO and the Vietnam-Africa Friendship Assocation in people-to-people exchange activities such as the Africa Day and celebrations of the anniversary of the Southern African Development Community. The Ambassador also enthusiastically participated in events held by the VUFO. Ambassador Kgomotso … [Read more...] about South African Ambassador honoured with friendship insignia