Việt Nam News

Vietnamese State President Võ Văn Thưởng and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and State President of China Xi Jinping underscored the importance of Việt Nam-China relationship in the foreign policy of each country.

At the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC) Summit, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính made three proposals for future orientations of cooperation between the two sides.

Governor Al-Rumayyan of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia said that the fund has invested US$160 million in Việt Nam through indirect form.

President Võ Văn Thưởng affirmed that Việt Nam and China are close neighbours and share similar political regimes, development paths, and goal of socialism building.

In the meeting with the GCC Secretary General, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính highly appreciated the role of the GCC and affirmed that Việt Nam attaches great importance to further promoting mutually beneficial cooperation with the GCC and other member countries.

Việt Nam is currently one of the leading countries with a 16 per cent female participation rate in peacekeeping activities, while the average rate for other countries is about 10 per cent.

Participants highlighted the necessity for issuing breakthrough policies to serve as the basis for economic recovery and development.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said the two countries’ cooperation results are encouraging but had yet to live up to potential, and that both sides still have much room for cooperation and also boast many complementary advantages, especially in their priority areas.

The Deputy Minister called on the UNOG Director-General and relevant bodies of the UN to continue providing optimal conditions for Vietnamese officials, experts, and citizens to work at the agencies, and to assist Việt Nam, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and developing countries to increase multilateral diplomatic activities in Geneva.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday (local time) met with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim and Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi in Riyadh, as part of his trip to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit and visit to Saudi Arabia.

Top leaders of the country - Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Võ Văn Thưởng, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and NA Chairman Huệ - all sent and presented bouquets of flowers to congratulate the force.

President Võ Văn Thưởng had a meeting with officials and staff members of Vietnamese representative agencies in China on Thursday as part of his trip to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

Vietnamese, Lao leaders concurred to remove bottlenecks for important economic-trade-investment projects, and boost collaboration in the fields of science, innovation, digital economy and e-commerce, among others.

Việt Nam supports and is ready to join the international community’s common efforts to promote dialogue and provide humanitarian assistance to those living in conflict-affected areas, contributing to peace, security, and stability in the region and the world.

The PM is scheduled to attend and deliver a speech at the ASEAN-GCC Summit and hold bilateral meetings with heads of participating delegations.

President Thưởng said with high commitment to substantial investment, numerous programmes and projects, and specific actions, the Belt and Road initiative has become a major international cooperation mechanism with significant contributions to infrastructure connectivity, global economic integration, an all-encompassing, high-quality framework for cooperation, and tangible benefits for all participating parties, deepening friendship and solidarity among peoples of various nations.

Việt Nam serves as a good model for many developing countries, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting with President Võ Văn Thưởng on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on Wednesday.

President Thưởng suggested deepening cooperation in other potential fields such as tourism, education-training, culture, religion, and people-to-people exchanges.