07:20 | 05/06/2019 VGP - Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte on June 5 begins an official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two-day visit targets to enhance the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Italy across spheres. … [Read more...] about Infographics: Overview of Viet Nam-Italy strategic partnership
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Top legislator hails growing Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) receives Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi in Hanoi on May 7 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan highlighted the development of the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership while receiving Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi in Hanoi on May 7. Welcoming her guest’s official visit, Chairwoman Ngan noted the strategic partnership has been developing in all aspects, including politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, culture-education, science-technology, and security-defence. She said the potential for bilateral cooperation remains huge, especially in trade-investment, noting that Italy has strengths in industrial production, particularly mechanical engineering, high technology, infrastructure-transport development, and energy, which are also the fields Vietnam is looking for … [Read more...] about Top legislator hails growing Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership
Germany wants ‘new substance’ in strategic partnership with Vietnam
By Phan Anh  February 21, 2019 | 07:19 pm GMT+7 German Justice Minister Heiko Maas arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 30, 2017. Photo by Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Germany wants to bury "noticeable differences" of the past and strengthen strategic partnership with Vietnam. In a Wednesday meeting in Berlin, Maas and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh discussed resetting ties between the two countries after differences broke out over the return of former oil executive Trinh Xuan Thanh from Germany to Vietnam in 2017. Maas said Vietnam was a key partner for Germany in Southeast Asia, and praised Vietnam for making important progress in opening its economy and enacting other reforms in recent years. Germany is Vietnam’s leading trading partner in Europe. A Reuters report quoted a statement issued by Maas before the meeting took place: "In the past there were … [Read more...] about Germany wants ‘new substance’ in strategic partnership with Vietnam
Russian PM Medvedev’s official visit expected to boost strategic partnership with Vietnam
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev’s official visit to Viet Nam from November 18-19 is expected to boost the Strategic Partnership between the two nations and demonstrates the trust between their senior leaders. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and his Russian counterpart Medvedev on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines, November 14, 2017 Since 2001, the two countries have exchanged 24 high-level visits, including President V. Putin’s official visit to Viet Nam in 2013, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visits to Russia in 2014 and 2018, PM Medvedev’s official visit to Viet Nam in 2015, State President Tran Dai Quang’s official visit to Russia in 2017 and PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Russia in 2016. In 2008, Viet Nam and Russia began the annual Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defense-Security at deputy foreign minister level. The two sides established the deputy ministerial-level defense … [Read more...] about Russian PM Medvedev’s official visit expected to boost strategic partnership with Vietnam
ASEAN, China adopt strategic partnership vision 2030
Recalling our commitment to fostering friendly relations, mutually beneficial cooperation and good neighbourliness between ASEAN and China, under the Joint Declaration of the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN and the People's Republic of China on Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity signed on 8 October 2003 in Indonesia, and the Joint Statement of the 16th ASEAN-China Summit on the Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership adopted on 9 October 2013 in Brunei Darussalam; Recognising that over the past fifteen years, the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership has contributed significantly to regional peace, stability and prosperity, and expanded the broad cooperation agenda between ASEAN and China, thereby strengthening ASEAN-China relations which are among the most substantial, dynamic and mutually beneficial relationships; Recognising that ASEAN-China relations have entered into a new era with the realisation of the ASEAN … [Read more...] about ASEAN, China adopt strategic partnership vision 2030