President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed delight at the development of relations between Việt Nam and Greece while receiving Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias in Hà Nội on Monday.
Current regulations do not allow the issuance of a Schengen visa to Vietnamese nationals holding the new passports, the embassy said.
The Party and State of Việt Nam always attach great attention to continuing to develop relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK), said Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat Võ Văn Thưởng.
Ambassador Vũ Hồ, Acting Head of SOM ASEAN Việt Nam attended the meeting.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos is on an official visit to Việt Nam from July 31 to August 1 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn.
A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for National Defence and Security paid a working visit to the United States and the United Nations from July 26 to 30.
A high-ranking delegation of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee visited Cambodia from July 28 to 30 to further intensify friendship and cooperation.
Việt Nam's new passports, which have been issued since July 1, are temporarily not recognised by Germany as they lack place of birth information.
The meeting also had the participation of Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính who is vice chair of the council, National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ, Minister of Defence Phan Văn Giang, Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.
Vietnamese foreign minister proposed the UNDP coordinate with other UN organisations to implement the Việt Nam-UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
The Immigration Department (under the Ministry of Public Security) said it will continue to issue the new navy blue-coloured passport forms (the version with electronic chips), amid confusion over Germany's provisional suspension of visas on these new passports.
The forum highlights the great contributions and enduring values of Marxism-Leninism and serves as a platform for the delegates to share experience in applying Marxism-Leninism in each Party and country.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến met with Laos’ Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith, and paid courtesy visits to Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and President of the National Assembly (NA) Xaysomphone Phomvihane during his official visit to Laos.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the German Embassy in Việt Nam cited the fact that the new navy blue-coloured passports, that Vietnamese authorities have started to issue from early July (with serial numbers starting with P), do not have a place of birth listed.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has warned HCM City of the multiple challenges it faces ahead, urging the city officials to seek drastic measures to address them to ensure a growth rate of 6 - 6.5 per cent this year.
Việt Nam-Russia Strategic Partnership was set up in 2001, and bilateral ties were upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on July 27, 2012.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ said that he hopes Quảng Nam province, which is hosting Visit Việt Nam Year 2022, will become a model for tourism development and recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Deputy PM congratulated the Lao Party, State and people on their achievements over the past 40 years of reform.
