National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Li Zhanshu discussed boosting relations between the two countries in politics and the economy as well as maintaining peace in the East Sea during phone talks on Thursday.

Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations, told a UN Security Council meeting that the nations of the world must unite to fight terrorism.

Việt Nam, at the request of the United Nations, has received and successfully treated a UN staff member who contracted COVID-19 while working in a regional country and was in critical condition.

The 57th meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up on Tuesday after one and a half days of sitting.

PM Chính expressed his sincere thanks to the Prime Minister, Government and people of Japan for the donation of 1 million doses of COVID-10 vaccine, as well as valuable donations from foreign associations and businesses in Việt Nam, including those from Japan, to support the country in the fight against the pandemic.

Participants at the 15th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) held online on Tuesday adopted a joint declaration, demonstrating the commitment of ASEAN member countries to continue to strengthen cooperation in response to the pandemic in the future.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, has expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in Mali, holding that the coup has caused risks to the transitional process, leading to instability and difficulties in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Monday held phone talks with his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau, during which he said Việt Nam highly values Canada’s efforts in enhancing its relations with ASEAN and Việt Nam.