Việt Nam News

Participants welcomed Việt Nam’s initiative on a common ASEAN response strategy to developments in the Middle East and other extra-regional crises, and agreed to develop a leaders’ statement on a unified response, expected to be submitted to the 48th ASEAN Summit in May this year for adoption.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Slovakia always considers Việt Nam the most important partner in Southeast Asia and one of its top three partners in Asia.

On the basis of high political trust between the two countries, relations between Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Federal National Guard Service of Russia have seen positive developments in line with the bilateral cooperation agreement signed in Moscow in August 2022.

Located at Via Pasubio 10 in Milan, northern Italy, Antica Trattoria della Pesa is where President Hồ Chí Minh lived and worked after travelling from Paris to meet comrades from the Communist International and Italian friends.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, expressing satisfaction at the regular exchanges and contacts maintained between agencies of both countries at various levels, contributing to strengthened bilateral ties.

Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm demanded the appointed officials' absolute loyalty to the Party’s goals and ideals, firm political mettle, and strict compliance with organisational discipline.

The Strategic Partnership aims to elevate bilateral relations to a new level, strengthen existing cooperation mechanisms, and explore new avenues for deepening cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally.

The Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President affirmed that Việt Nam would continue to closely coordinate with Japan on regional and international issues in the time ahead.

It comes exactly one year after the Chinese leader’s state visit to Việt Nam, on April 14–15, 2025, and represents the third trip between the two top leaders within less than two years.

Following the talks, both Prime Ministers agreed to adopt a joint statement on upgrading Việt Nam–Slovakia relations to a strategic partnership, a historic milestone in bilateral relations, opening a new chapter in cooperation between Việt Nam and Slovakia.

General Viktor Zolotov congratulated Việt Nam on the successful 14th National Party Congress and the first session of the 16th National Assembly, noting that these milestones mark a new phase of development for the country after 40 years of Đổi mới (Renewal), with a long-term vision and ambitious goals.

Anti-corruption efforts have been carried out in a persistent, resolute, comprehensive and coordinated manner, with no “off-limits zones” or exceptions, according to Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs Lê Minh Trí as he reviewed the 20-year implementation of the resolution of the 10th-tenure Party Central Committee’s third plenum.

Under the Party’s leadership, the coordinated oversight of the National Assembly and the decisive, flexible governance of the Government and the Prime Minister, Việt Nam has achieved important and comprehensive results despite a complex global environment.

In an atmosphere of sincerity, mutual trust and understanding, the PMs held highly successful talks and reached broad consensus in aspects. They adopted a joint statement on upgrading Việt Nam–Slovakia relations to a Strategic Partnership.

The regulation, adopted at the second plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee and issued as Regulation No 19-QĐ/TW on April 8, 2026, marks the first comprehensive and systematic framework governing political and ideological work in the Party.

Inspection and supervision are identified as regular and continuous tasks of the Party and of every Party committee, organisation and inspection commissions at all levels.

The new regulation, signed off by Party General Secretary Tô Lâm on behalf of the Party Central Committee on April 8, was developed in line with key principles, including strict adherence to the Party Statutes, selective amendments and supplements to several provisions, and the addition of new and important contents reflecting both directions set during the 13th tenure and emerging practical requirements.

Over the past 76 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Việt Nam and Slovakia have maintained and nurtured their traditional friendship, with both sides attaching importance to strengthening ties