Việt Nam News

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has lauded Việt Nam’s contributions to the UN, especially via peacekeeping missions.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has made remarkable efforts and successfully implemented programmes and plans set in 2019, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said at the closing ceremony of the committee’s 40th session in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh had bilateral meetings with officials from the foreign ministries of Romania, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ireland and Bulgaria within the framework of the 14th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM FMM14) in Madrid, Spain on December 16.

Foreign ministers of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries convened a plenary session on sustainable connectivity between Asia and Europe on Monday (local time) as part of their 14th meeting in Madrid, Spain.

Việt Nam always treasures relations with the European Union (EU), and is willing to discuss with the bloc issues of mutual concern, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Sunday (local time).

Việt Nam attaches great importance to its role as ASEAN Chair 2020, and wishes to build a strong ASEAN Community which is resilient to regional and global challenges, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng has said.

During its working term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in 2020-21, Việt Nam will work hard to contribute to preventing conflicts, promoting preventive diplomacy and dealing with disputes peacefully in the spirit of Article 6 of the UN Charter.

Việt Nam and Belarus should work together to lift the two-way trade to US$500 million to match both sides’ potential and desire, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân during talks with Chairwoman of the Council of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova in Minsk on Thursday (local time).