Ministry of national defence

Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Van Dung (first, right), the ambassadors of Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, and Anil Sooklal – Deputy Director General for Asia and the Middle East at South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (centre) pose for a photo at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Pretoria on November 19 to mark the 25th founding anniversary of South Africa’s diplomatic ties with Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. The event was attended by Anil Sooklal – Deputy Director General for Asia and the Middle East at South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the ambassadors of the four Southeast Asian nations and diplomats of other countries. Opening the ceremony, Sindiswa Mququ, director for South Asia – Central Asia and Southeast Asia at the DIRCO’s Asia and the Middle East division, reviewed milestones in her … [Read more...] about South Africa marks 25 years of diplomatic ties with four ASEAN nations

Present at the event were Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defense Minister; and representatives from the Party Central Committee's Office, the Government Office and other sectors, ministries, and international organizations in Vietnam. On June 21, 2019, the Prime Minister issued Decision No.761/QD-TTg on establishing the NACCET on the basis of the Environment Treatment Technology Center under the Chemical Corps of the Defense Ministry. Delegates in a group photo The newly-established center is tasked with overcoming the war-left aftermath of toxic chemicals in the environment and humans, handling toxic chemicals and hazardous substances, addressing environmental and chemical incidents nationwide, and building and managing  a database on this work. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hailed the great efforts of the entire Chemical Corps in conducting assigned tasks over the past time. For … [Read more...] about National action center for toxic chemicals and environmental treatment established

Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Defence Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman (Photo: www.mfa.gov.sg​)   Hanoi (VNA) – Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Defence Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman discussed measures to foster bilateral cooperation with Moroccan high-ranking officials on March 29 in Morocco’s capital Rabat during his visit to the country. In a meeting with Moroccan Minister for National Defence Abdeltif Loudyil, the two officials focused on ways to bolster military and defence cooperation. According to a statement released following the meeting, the two countries will step up exchange of technical expertise in cyber security, maritime safety and defence industry. On this occasion, the Singaporean Minister commended the considerable progress made by Morocco in recent years, praising the country’s active commitment to peace and stability at the regional and international levels. During his visit, Osman … [Read more...] about Singapore, Morocco enhance bilateral cooperation

Deputy Tran Xuan Hung of Ha Nam province speaks at the plenary debate of the National Assembly on June 8 In the morning, after passing the Law on National Defence (revised), the NA engaged in lively discussion on the bill on Vietnam’s coast guard, with 20 deputies taking the floor and five others joining in the debate.  In response to some issues raised by the deputies, Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich gave explanations to clarify the issues.  In the afternoon, the NA approved the resolution on the law and ordinance building programme in 2019 and adjustments to the 2018 programme.  Then the draft Law on Cultivation was tabled for discussion.  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong also took the floor to clarify some issues raised by the deputies during the debate.  The NA will not meet on June 9 and 10.  It will resume working on June 11, with the agenda for the day covering the draft law on amnesty (revised) and the … [Read more...] about NA’s working day on June 8 centres around law making

At the talks (Source: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Nhem Valy, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Council of the Solidarity for the Development of Cambodian Motherland, has highly valued efforts made by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in building a peaceful and friendship borderline between the two countries. Speaking at the talks between the two fronts’ delegations in Phnom Penh on May 31, Nhem Valy affirmed his country’s front also made contributions to the stability along the shared border between the two countries, and to implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the fronts of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. According to the Cambodian official, the two fronts have worked with the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence to repair and upgrade the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monuments in Cambodia. With the active assistance provided by the Vietnamese side, Cambodia has completed the upgrade and construction of the monument of this kind in 10 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian fronts boost cooperation