Việt Nam News

Vientiane Declaration Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong, 5 April 2023

The number of new draft laws to be submitted will be twice as high than the previous general meetings.

During the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane, leaders of Mekong River countries and their partners discussed challenges and solutions to develop the river basin sustainably.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Head of the Permanent Mission of Việt Nam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva, said the Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang, had actively participated the session since its beginning.

Minister Counselor Lê Thị Minh Thoa called on countries to fully implement the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Party chief Nguyễn Phú Trọng suggested two sides enhance their political ties and high-level delegation exchanges, effectively implement the signed agreements, promote people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen coordination in international issues.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ conveyed his invitation to President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Milton Dick to visit Việt Nam at an appropriate time.

Australia was one of the first countries to sign with Việt Nam a memorandum of understanding on peacekeeping cooperation in 2015

WB will continue to accompany the Vietnamese Government in the next phase of development, work with Việt Nam in building the Việt Nam 2045 report, and help the country realise its development goals.

The summit, themed “'Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong”, will be attended by the Prime Ministers of the MRC member countries – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Việt Nam, and representatives of the MRC’s dialogue partners – China and Myanmar, its 12 development partners, and international organisations within and outside the Mekong region.

Việt Nam attaches importance to and prioritises strengthening relations with Cambodia for the benefit of the two peoples, stated National Assembly (NA) Permanent Vice Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn while receiving Secretary General of the Senate of Cambodia Oum Sarith in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Regarding the South China Sea, both sides agreed to make efforts to maintain peace, stability, and handle disputes at sea in the spirit of high-level mutual understanding and the Agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues.

A total of 54 defendants involved in the repatriation flight case will face different criminal charges, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Police Agency on Tuesday.

President Võ Văn Thưởng hosted an official welcome ceremony in Hà Nội for the Australian Governor-General David Hurley.

Việt Nam has played an active part in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) since this mechanism’s inception, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s attendance in the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane on April 5 will continue showing the country’s respect for the commission, a diplomat has said.

As a country with a strong agricultural foundation, Việt Nam wants to learn from experience of other countries, including the RoK, thus applying good practices in this scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái said.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng and State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis co-chaired the seventh Việt Nam-German strategic dialogue in Berlin on April 3 to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

The resolution was adopted by consensus and co-sponsored by 98 states as of the end of April 3 afternoon (Geneva time), including the 14 co-authors (Việt Nam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Fiji, India, Panama, Romania, South Africa, and Spain).