International Cooperation

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith on September 11 in Hanoi as part of the latter's state visit to Vietnam.

On September 10, in Moscow, as part of the official visit to the Russian Federation by Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, a delegation from the Ministry of Construction, led by Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi, held talks with Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation Irek Faizullin to boost cooperation in the construction sector and labor, contributing to strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

As part of his State visit to Vietnam, on September 11, Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, along with his spouse and a high-ranking delegation from the Lao Party and State, laid a wreath and paid tribute at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh. They also laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son Street, Hanoi.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on September 11 morning, concluding his successful official visit to Russia, where he also co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam - Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 10 as part of his official visit to Russia.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received executives of key Russian energy companies in Moscow on the afternoon of September 10 (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to Russia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting in Hanoi on September 10 with visiting Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith who is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State on a State-level visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam held talks with visiting General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith following an official welcome ceremony for the Lao leader in Hanoi on September 10.

On September 9 (local time), a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, led by Nguyen Thi Le, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People’s Council, visited and worked in Sweden.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse in Hanoi on September 10 morning.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin held talks in Moscow on September 9, highlighting parliamentary cooperation as a highly important pillar that has been developing unceasingly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on September 9 discussed and agreed on specific measures to further promote cooperation between the two countries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi held talks in Hanoi on September 9, discussing concrete orientations and measures to further promote the two countries’ cooperation in the coming time.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and his spouse in Hanoi on September 9 morning.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow on September 8 afternoon (local time), beginning a three-day official visit to Russia where he will co-chair the third session of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on September 8 afternoon, beginning their three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi is expected to open new frameworks for cooperation, as well as provide momentum for the more effective and robust implementation of existing frameworks between the two countries, Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique Pham Hoang Kim has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 sent a congratulatory message to Michel Barnier on his appointment as Prime Minister of France.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 7 sent a message of congratulations to Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on the occasion of the country's 202nd Independence Day.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on September 7 met visiting President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló in Hanoi.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man's official visit to Russia from September 8-10 is expected to drive Vietnam-Russia relations, particularly parliamentary collaboration, to significant growth, according to Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta (The Independent).

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper and a delegation of US veterans visited the centre for Agent Orange/dioxin victims and unfortunate children in the central city of Da Nang on September 6.

The Australian Government will permit up to 1,000 Vietnamese workers to be employed in its agricultural sector at any given time, as part of the labour mobility programme between the two countries.

Chairman of the Da Nang municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh had a working session with Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Hernández Guillén in the central coastal city on September 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Choi Young Sam to solidify the outcomes of recent high-level talks and advance bilateral cooperation agreements.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam said the official visit by Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the first delegation exchange at the Head of State level between the two countries since they established diplomatic ties in 1973, will be a success, injecting a new impetus into bilateral friendship and cooperation.

The official visit to Russia by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man aims to concretise the Joint Statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership, on the back of the 30-year achievements of the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations between Vietnam and Russia, NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong told the press.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse hosted a banquet in honour of Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his spouse, who are on an official visit to Vietnam.

On September 5, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang presented the license to The New York Times of the U.S. to establish a resident office in Vietnam.

On September 5, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang met and worked with Deputy Minister of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Doko Shigeru to promote bilateral cooperation.