A regional workshop highlighted Việt Nam’s long-standing commitment to UNCLOS and the Tribunal’s central role in resolving disputes under international maritime law.
The Sri Lankan President affirmed that he will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in strategic sectors with high demand in his country, including infrastructure, telecommunications, education, healthcare, hi-tech agriculture, farm processing, food, retail, logistics and tourism.
The Sri Lankan side showed its hope that Vietnamese businesses will invest in such areas as agriculture, renewable energy, electronics, manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure, hospitals, pharmaceuticals and tourism.
The proposed amendments are intended solely to support the continued implementation of the organisational streamlining revolution according to the spirit of Resolution No.18 of the Party Central Committee with regards to the continued reform and streamlining of the organisational structure of the political system, without extending into unrelated areas.
The country also aims to lift GDP per capita above $5,000.
Việt Nam is among six countries -- the United Kingdom, India, South Korea, Japan, Việt Nam, and Indonesia -- that the US has given higher priority in negotiations.
The two Presidents visited relics associated with the life and career of President Hồ Chí Minh such as the stilt house and the fish pond, admiring the bronze statue "Uncle Hồ sitting working in the flower garden of the Presidential Palace" and artefacts preserving many memories of the late leader.
The visits serve as additional important steps to implement the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, and proactive, active, comprehensive, and efficient integration into the world
A key focus will be the adoption of a resolution to amend the 2013 Constitution, a polically and legally significant task to institutionalise the Party’s directives for streamlining the state apparatus to be more effective, efficient, and responsive to the people’s needs
Following the ceremony, the two Presidents led their delegations to hold bilateral talks, reviewing the progress of bilateral cooperation in recent years and discussing directions for future collaboration.
The sentiment was visible throughout the Russian small street, bursting with Vietnamese red flags in shirts, banners, and in people’s hands.
High on the agenda of the parliament meeting will be placed on the amendment and supplement of the Constitution and relevant laws to facilitate the streamlining of the organisational apparatus, the restructuring of administrative units, and the organisation of two-level local administration.
Vietnamese leaders sent messages of congratulations to Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday.
Welcoming the President, Most Venerable Thích Thanh Nhiễu, Standing Vice President of the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha's Executive Council and head of Bái Đính Pagoda, highlighted the longstanding ties between the Buddhist communities of Vietnam and Sri Lanka. He also expressed his delight at hosting the President ahead of the 20th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations, to be held in HCM City from May 4 to 6.
This session holds particular importance as it is aimed at promptly institutionalising the policies and conclusions of the Party Central Committee and its Politburo and Secretariat, especially those recently adopted at the 11th plenum of the Party Central Committee.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka emphasised the longstanding, close and supportive relationship between Việt Nam and Sri Lanka throughout history.
He said that Việt Nam has developed a relatively consistent, transparent and accessible legal system that fundamentally governs all areas of social life.
The tour of Russia and the other three countries, which used to be part of the Soviet Union, especially the Central Asian and Caucasus countries, and have supported Việt Nam in the past struggles for national safeguarding in the past and the cause of national construction and defence at present, presents an occasion to affirm Việt Nam’s sincere and loyal ties, as well as its desire to promote long-term, effective, substantive and mutually beneficial cooperation.
