Political Headlines December 5 Spanish Secretary of State for Defence Pedro Argüelles Salaverria made the pledge on December 2 at his meeting with Deputy Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh during the latter's three-day visit to
The two activities were among several fields proposed for further cooperation between the two countries suggested by Deputy Minister Vinh. He also suggested host focus on exchanging delegations at all levels, boosting partnership between strategic research institutes and cooperating in defence industry. Deputy Minister Vinh noted that He said he believes that increased defence ties will actively contribute to strengthening the friendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples and armies, serving each country's interests. Host Pedro Argüelles Salaverria hailed the Vietnamese officers' visit and expressed his belief that the defence ties will march bilateral strategic partnership. He stressed that his country considers the implementation of defence cooperation agreements signed with other countries, including that with During the visit, Deputy Minister Vinh and his entourage visited some military units. Philippines keen to bolster ties with Vietnam President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III has said his country is keen on boosting ties with During a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Truong Trieu Duong who presented his credentials on December 4, President Aquino III said the The President highly valued the outcomes of cooperation with He thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for the precious support in overcoming impacts of the recent devastating typhoon Haiyan. Ambassador Duong briefed the President on the current socio-economic situation in He pledged to do his utmost to contribute to further fostering all-round cooperation with the Ukraine’s military procuracy delegation visits Vietnam Lieutenant General Mai Quang Phan, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, held a working session with Sreda Grigory Porphirevic, Deputy Head of the Directorate of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, in According to Phan, the Vietnamese people and army have always attached importance to developing their sound traditional friendship and cooperation with The exchanges of delegations representing the two countries’ armies in recent years have opened up cooperation opportunities in military and defence, contributing to strengthening friendship between the two peoples and armed forces, he added. He said he believes the visit by the top Ukrainian prosecutor will help expand the partnership between staff of the two military procuracy agencies. Porphirevic said he hopes the military procuracy agencies of Senior Vietnamese and Ukrainian officials have sought closer defence cooperation, especially in experience sharing and realising agreements reached in past visits. At a working session with Ukrainian Defence Minister Pavlo Lebedev in According to him, army officials from 18 countries overseas are pursuing these courses. The legislative leader asked Sharing the same view with his guest, Lebedev said any future bilateral partnership should focus on facilitating visits whereby practical orientations for training and military building will be outlined. The National Assembly Vice Chairman is making a working trip to Post-2015 ASEAN Community development path highlighted A number of proposals on the development of the ASE AN Community beyond 2015 have been offered during a two-day seminar that wrapped up in At the event, part of a joint project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to support On the post-2015 Political-Security Community development, participants stressed that the bloc should focus on ensuring an environment of peace, security and stability in the region. ASEAN should continue consolidating intra-bloc solidarity, building trust and effectively deal with both inside and outside challenges, continuing efforts to uphold its central role in the solving of regional matters as well as regional architecture, they said. Regarding the Economic Community, they stated ASEAN should continue speeding up the building of a common market and stepping up trade facilitation process, making it easier to undertake dialogue with partners. The association should focus on strengthen economic connectivity among members by enhancing infrastructure, they said, adding that ASEAN should pay attention on sustainable development such as green growth, business responsibility and energy safety. Additionally, ASEAN should continue strengthening areas directly connecting to people’s interest such as increasing access to social welfare, human development, and climate change and natural disaster response, they claimed. Participants also gave many practical opinions for the enhancement of the engagement of A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Duong Quang joined the 18th conference of member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Den Hague, the Netherlands. In his speech, Quan emphasized that after a long history of war, The Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Chemical Department has successfully co-ordinated activities between Vietnam and the OPCW, such as assisting OPCW inspection in Vietnam, engaging in OPCR training courses, finalising amendments to a decree on chemical precursor control and performing obligations of declaration of member states. The Vietnamese official also congratulated the OPCW on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for its excellent performance in effectively implementing the CWC, since its establishment in 1997. Syrian destruction of a chemical weapon arsenal in 2014 will pose the biggest challenge to OPCW operation yet. The OPCW executive council and the UN Security Council have made important decisions on the date and conditions for destruction of Greetings to Thailand on King’s birthday, National Day President Truong Tan Sang sent greetings on December 4 to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of his 86 th birthday and the National Day of Thailand, which falls the day after. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also cabled a message of greetings and celebration to his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra. The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh sent a message to his counterpart Surapong Tovichakchaikul. VNN/VOV/VNS/VNA |
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