UK to build on Viet Nam partnership (10-06-2009) As a prelude to the UK's National Day today, Ambassador Mark Kent spoke toViet Nam News. Are you satisfied with what bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Viet Nam have achieved in the last year? Bilateral relations are developing well. Last year was successful for the countries in terms of exchanges of high level visits, with the visit of PM Dung to the UK followed by several other ministerial visits to UK and several high level UK visits to Viet Nam, including the visit of the British Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, John Hutton, Secretary of Justice Jack Straw, and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. The UK and Viet Nam have agreed on five priorities for co-operation, which are all important on the common agenda. It's important, especially during the global economic crisis, for the countries to further intensify their co-operation. We have good trade and investment partnership, and both … [Read more...] about UK to build on Viet Nam partnership
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Spanish investors prefer to make it in Viet Nam
Spanish investors prefer to make it in Viet Nam (12-10-2009) Ambassador Fernando Curcio Ruigomez talked to Viet Nam News on the occasion of Spain's National Day today. We would like to welcome you as the new Spanish Ambassador to Viet Nam. Do you have any plans to enhance co-operative relations between the two countries? Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Viet Nam in 1977, both countries have developed a very close and fruitful relationship. The visit of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia to Viet Nam in 2006 played an important role in strengthening that relationship and now both Governments are firmly committed to further enhancing our relationship during the forthcoming state visit of President Nguyen Minh Triet to Spain in December 2009. Both the Vietnamese and Spanish authorities are working intensively to ensure that the visit will see concrete results, such as in political co-operation both in the bilateral framework and in multilateral … [Read more...] about Spanish investors prefer to make it in Viet Nam
American religious freedom delegation visits Viet Nam
American religious freedom delegation visits Viet Nam (23-05-2009) HA NOI — A US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation visited Viet Nam from May 11-22 to study the religious situation and related policies in Viet Nam. At a meeting with the delegation, led by USCIRF vice president Michael Lewis Cromartie, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem said the Vietnamese Government had a consistent policy and always strived to assure religious life for the people, considering this an important target consistent with the progress of renewal and socio-economic development in Viet Nam. The delegation held working sessions with the Government's Committee for Religious Affairs, the Party Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation, the Ministry of Justice, the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations and the Committee for Social Affairs. Leaders from these offices informed the delegation of the Government's policies … [Read more...] about American religious freedom delegation visits Viet Nam
Viet Nam and Laos Mark Diplomatic Ties
Viet Nam will make full efforts to foster ties with Laos, benefiting the two countries and the region's prosperity and stability, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on Monday. Viet Nam's Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh shakes hands with the visiting Vice President of Laos on July 16 He made the comment while receiving Bounyang Volachit, Political Bureau member, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Laos People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Vice State President of Laos. Volachit is leading a senior LPRP delegation on a visit to Viet Nam to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty and the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam-Laos diplomatic relations.Secretary General Nong Duc Manh said that the coordination shown by the two countries in organizing the festivities exemplified their relationship and he hoped that such celebrations would broaden the relationship between the two nation's … [Read more...] about Viet Nam and Laos Mark Diplomatic Ties
Viet Nam Wishes to Join WTO As Soon As Possible
Viet Nam believes the US's granting of PNTR status to Viet Nam will bring practical interests to both sides. The country also supports non-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Answering correspondents' questions about the next bilateral talks for Viet Nam's WTO accession at a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on July 13, MOFA's spokesman Le Dzung said: "On the basis of the finished bilateral talks, we are actively working with the Working Party on the accession of Viet Nam and WTO Secretariat to complete bilateral talks and other procedures for WTO entry at the soonest time. The thirteenth bilateral talk is expected to take place on July 20, 2006. This talk is of great significance, which will review totally the report of the Working Party and discuss unsettled issues in the previous talks. Viet Nam will provide information on its action plan for law-making, which includes the updated bills issued by the National Assembly since the bilateral talk in … [Read more...] about Viet Nam Wishes to Join WTO As Soon As Possible