Political News Headlines 29/6 Chief Judge of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh told this to his Uzbekistani court officials during his delegation visit to The visit by the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court aims to establish cooperative relations with the During the visit, the delegation visited Civil Court Zangiatin, Nodir Bevon-Begi Islamic School, met with governors and provincial Chief Judges in Buhara and Meeting with Uzbekistani local authorities, Binh briefed them on the After talks with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two Supreme People's Courts which marked a new step of development in friendly relations between the two countries’ court sector. Meeting with the Vietnamese delegation, Uzbekistani Senate President I. Sabirov said he hopes that the international community will support Deputy Defence Minister welcomes US, Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in At the meeting, Vinh stressed the need to further the search for the remains of US servicemen who died during the war in He affirmed that cooperation in this issue is part of the humanitarian policy and goodwill of the Vietnamese Government and people, helping ease the pain of US families, whose members went missing during the war. He also suggested the Winfield appreciated the valuable and efficient support of the Vietnamese Government, people and war veterans in the search and repatriation of the remains of US servicemen. He also hoped that the Vietnamese Government and people will continue creating favourable conditions for the On the day, Deputy Minister Vinh also received a delegation from the Indonesian National Armed Forces, who are here for the first meeting of the Vietnam-Indonesia Group Vinh said both sides should continue to implement the bilateral MOU on defence cooperation while boosting experience sharing and joint exercises in search and rescue operation.- During the three-week session, which was concluded on June 27, UNHRC had various discussions on many important matters such as the protection of vulnerable groups, especially women, children and the disabled; and impact of some global issues like climate change, immigration, dire poverty, human trafficking, and the Internet development. The council also considered the human rights situation in some countries; and debated measures to increase technical support in ensuring and promoting human rights in others. During the event, many countries and international organisations spoke highly of speeches by Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, head of the Vietnamese delegation, which touched upon some areas of global concerned like gender equality, children’s rights, poverty reduction, and the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals. They also valued As a member of the UNHRC, Ambassador Thanh said during the 26 th session, the UNHRC approved the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights of 14 countries, including Almost all participants hailed Notably, they welcomed Vietnam National Assembly’s adoption of the 2013 Constitution, which highlights human rights, Thanh added. Vietnam backs MIA issues with the US Gen. Vinh made the statement at a reception in Although the war ended for nearly four decades, MIA issues should be intensified to ease the suffering of US families whose relatives lost their lives during the Vietnam War, said Vinh. He also proposed that the Winfield appreciated President Sang meets President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly deputies of Tran Viet Anh, Vice Chair of the HCM City Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers Association, reported that more than 3,000 plastics enterprises nationwide have to import 6 billion USD worth of materials, mostly from Pham Xuan Hong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, said materials for their production are mainly imported from Meanwhile, Vu Van Minh, General Director of the Vina Giay Corporation – specialising in making footwear – suggested more favourable policies to be issued to help domestic businesses produce materials on their own. Responding to proposals targeting an independent economy, the State leader asked businesses to heed the date of January 1, 2016, when ASEAN and At that time, if domestic production remains stagnant like it is now, Support industries create a large number of jobs and help drive the gross domestic product growth, yet most of the profit from this sector flows into foreign investors, President Sang noted. He ordered the business circle to join hands with relevant agencies to soon devise measures to regain the economy’s momentum and ease dependence on imported materials. At the meeting, President Sang and NA deputies also heard entrepreneurs’ proposals regarding real estates, the gold market and the import of animal feed. NA Vice Chairman visits Portugal’s Portor City A National Assembly (NA) delegation led by Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has visited and worked with At the meeting, Mayor Rui Moreira, said many Portuguese people know Though For his part, the Vietnamese legislator expressed his satisfaction with the fine development of the growing ties between Luu said that despite trade relations between the two countries having developed strongly, it is still not commensurate with their full potential. During the meeting, Luu briefed Mayor Rui Moreira on NA Vice Luu suggested Portuguese businesses should invest in He also informed his host about the tense situation in the Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, made the statement while receiving Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in The Federation Council consistently backs equality in international relations, he told Son, who is also special envoy of the Vietnamese Prime Minister. For his part, Son acknowledged He said Both host and guest also discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation, primarily in economics, trade, investment, oil & gas, as well as national defence and security. Effective cooperation in these areas will help foster the long-lasting partnership between A delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs led by its Chairman Ksor Phuoc is on a two-day visit to During their June 26-27 stay in Both sides shared experience in legislation and social management in the field as well as discussed ways for future cooperation development. They noted with pleasure that bilateral relations between The Vietnamese official highlighted the Party and State’s consistent policy on ethnic affairs, affirming that the country always gives special heed to promoting the national great unity, particularly among ethnic minority people, in an effort to keep their cultures, religions and languages alive. The Russian representatives stressed that more than 100 nationalities in Russia hope to deepen their traditional friendship with Vietnamese ethnic groups and increase cooperation and experience sharing to better policies for the two countries’ ethnic minority people. Ksor Phuoc also briefed his hosts on the recent developments in the He said he hopes that the Russian deputies, through global cooperation channels, will take an active part in settling the issue peacefully in accordance with international law. Egypt’s Independence Day marked in Hanoi The 62nd anniversary of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Thach Du hailed the remarkable achievements Exchanging delegations at various levels has helped boost bilateral partnership, making The Vietnamese government praised Egyptian Ambassador Youssef K. Hanna said the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2013, marking the development of their bilateral ties based on the cooperation, friendship, mutual respect and support at international forums. He also voiced his nation’s determination to further promote bilateral ties and operate existing mechanisms effectively, including organising the upcoming meeting of the Vietnam-Egypt Ministerial Joint Committee. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on June 26 held a reception for a delegation from the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association led by its President Vu Mao on a working visit to At the function, PM Hun Sen described the visit a practical deed to reflect the association’s important role in promoting solidarity and friendship among social organisations, enterprises and people for mutual benefit. PM Hun Sen asked both sides to boost cooperation by strengthening delegation exchange and people-to-people diplomacy, and educating young generations about the fine tradition of both nations. For his part, Mao hailed He emphasised that the Vietnamese people have always attached importance to Cambodian people’s valuable support for The association will do its utmost to promote people-to-people diplomacy in order to foster friendship between the two nations in a sustainable manner, said Mao. PM approves seaport plan adjustments The Prime Minister has approved adjustments to a seaport system development plan by 2020, with a total cost estimated at 80 trillion-100 trillion VND (3.75-4.68 billion USD), according to Nhan dan (People) newspaper. The new plan will ensure the throughput of all imports and exports and exchange between different regions in the country by sea to meet socio-economic development requirements. It will concentrate on building international gateway ports in Hai Phong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and the central key economic regions in order to receive vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes or larger.- Source: VOV/VNA/VNN |
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