Foreign ministers of Việt Nam and Angola agreed in Luanda to deepen economic, trade, and investment cooperation, building on their countries’ decades-old friendship.
Regarding the authority to issue work permits, it regulates that the provincial-level People's Committee has the authority to issue, reissue, extend, and revoke them.
Việt Nam and Angola marked 50 years of diplomatic ties with a ceremony in Luanda attended by President Lương Cường during his state visit.
President Lương Cường told Angola’s parliament that Việt Nam seeks a new era of deep political trust, strong economic ties and vibrant people-to-people exchanges with 'one of its most trusted partners in Africa' – Angola.
Angolan National Assembly Speaker Carolina Cerqueira welcomed President Lương Cường’s visit as a message of friendship and mutual respect, praising Việt Nam as 'a friend always in our hearts.'
Trade performance has also remained strong. In July alone, total import-export turnover reached $82.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.8 per cent.
Seven new deals seal Việt Nam–Angola partnership. Leaders pledge stronger cooperation in oil, gas, IT and green transition, and reaffirm commitment to peace and stability.
Highlighting Angola as one of Việt Nam’s leading partners in Africa, State President Lương Cường noted that there remains ample room to strengthen cooperation and proposed that the two countries build their development partnership as a model for South–South cooperation.
At the dialogue, Vietnamese and Australian officials expressed satisfaction with the intensive and extensive development of the bilateral relations, which were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last year.
Chairwoman of the Japan–Việt Nam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA) Obuchi Yuko is leading a Japanese delegation on a working visit to Việt Nam.
The Ministry of National Defence has directed thorough preparations for the event, including field surveys of Ba Đình Square and surrounding areas.
Amid global economic uncertainties, the visit underscores Việt Nam’s commitment to diversifying its markets and partners, particularly in Africa.
A new 25-member Party Committee for the 2025-30 term was elected at the congress.
The statue of late President Hồ Chí Minh in Luanda was inaugurated in July 2023, and has since become a meaningful site of remembrance for overseas Vietnamese in Angola and visiting delegations from Việt Nam.
The two local authorities agreed to further strengthen cooperation in Party and political system building, national defence, security, judicial affairs, as well as effective coordination in tourism development.
With almost two-thirds of the year behind us, PM Phạm Minh Chính is calling for urgent, coordinated action to meet Việt Nam’s growth and reform targets before the end of the 2021–2025 term.
The visit is made at the invitation of President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung and his spouse, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
The NA Standing Committee agreed to add several draft laws to the 2025 legislative agenda.
