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Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto pose for a photo after their meeting in Jakarta (Photo: Antara)   Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo have had separate meetings with representatives of several parties to explore the possibility of establishing a government coalition. On October 11, President Joko Widodo met Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto - his opponent in the April election — for discussing the possibility of welcoming the party into the government coalition.  Speaking at a joint press conference, Widodo said this was his second meeting with Prabowo Subianto since the election, during which the two sides discussed a lot about the possibility of welcoming the Gerindra Party into the government coalition but it is not yet final. In addition, the two sides debated global economic trends and agreed that the political and security stability is the key to maintain the country’s economic … [Read more...] about Indonesian President-elect explores possibility of ruling coalition

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) presents a gift to Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of China’s Jiangsu province Liu Handong at the meeting on September 24 (Photo: VNA) Hai said HCM City has had cooperative relations with eight Chinese localities. It has also paid much attention to enhancing ties with other localities of China through delegation exchanges and joint events like economic forums or tourism workshops to help reinforce people-to-people links. Introducing the operations of the HCM City People’s Council, he expressed his hope that the council and the Jiangsu People’s Congress will have more practical cooperation activities and further share experience in law making and state management, thereby contributing to the healthy and stable development of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. For his part, Liu said the Jiangsu … [Read more...] about HCM City, Chinese province bolster ties between people-elected bodies

The polling opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) and will close at 3:00 p.m. (1030 GMT) in the country's 34 provinces, according to election officials. It is the fourth presidential election in Afghanistan since 2001, when the Taliban regime was ousted. A total of 18 contesters are running for the presidency with a five-year term and among the candidates are sitting President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and government Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Security remains the biggest challenge for the election. The Afghan security forces will provide security for 4,942 out of 5,373 polling centers and the remaining 431 centers located in remote districts will not open on the election day due to security threats, according to election officials. Over 9.4 million eligible voters, 35 percent of them women, registered to cast their votes during Saturday's polling. … [Read more...] about Afghans begin voting in presidential election

Top 10 milestones in the Viet Nam-United Nations relationship Viet Nam officially became a member of the United Nations on September 20, 1977 and began to join the United Nations-led peacekeeping operation since June 2014. The country seeks to build strong and diverse ties with countries around the world and to play an active role at multilateral fora, particularly the United Nations. Viet Nam is a strong proponent of multilateralism globally, regionally, and inter-regionally. Today, the global challenges require global, effective and sustainable solutions to which multilateral cooperation can make immense contribution. Viet Nam strongly supports the central role of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security, furthering cooperation for development and coordination joint efforts to address global issues. National progress Facts that show how Viet Nam has progressed since it was elected as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for … [Read more...] about Infographics: Top 10 milestones in Viet Nam-United Nations relations and national progress

JOINT STATEMENT On the State visit to Viet Nam by H.E. Shri. Ram Nath Kovind,(Ha Noi, 20 November 2018) 1. At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Shri. Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India and his Spouse, paid a State visit to Viet Nam from 18 - 20 November 2018. The President of India was accompanied by a high-level official delegation, including Minister of State Shri Anantkumar Hegde, Members of Parliament, and a large business delegation. 2. The official welcoming ceremony for the President of India Ram Nath Kovind was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace, Ha Noi, on 20 November 2018. President Nguyen Phu Trong held delegation level talks and hosted a State Banquet in honor of the President of India. President Ram Nath Kovind also met Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and addressed the National Assembly of Viet Nam. President Ram Nath Kovind paid … [Read more...] about Full Joint Statement between VN-India