GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 1/7 A Vietnamese delegation led by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh has paid a four-day visit to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and other UN agencies in During their stay from June 26-29, the delegation met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Edmon Mulet, who spoke highly of He said that maintaining peace and stability on the earth is top priority task regulated by the UN Charter and undertaken by 193 UN members. Mulet introduced his guests to the structural organization and operation of UN peace-keeping missions and several missions in numerous countries that are responsible for preventing conflicts, segregating combatants or restructuring areas where conflicts have occurred. He said he hopes that a nation like Vinh thanked the UN for its positive evaluation of He added that as an active member, Earlier, the delegation made a fact-finding tour of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and learned from the actual experience of missions from many countries undertaking peacekeeping and restructuring work in A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Head of the Department of Propaganda and Training Vu Ngoc Hoang has paid a four-day visit to During their stay in Montesino briefed the guest on the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC)’s close ties with social organisations, such as the Federation of University Student (FEU), the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), and The National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC). Hoang highlighted The Vietnamese delegation worked with the Habana Party Committee and visited the International Press Centre, a monument to hero Jose Marti and some cultural and tourism sites. They also visited Artemisa province where rice cultivation projects have got off the ground well with the assistance of Vietnamese experts. Poverty innovators praised One hundred and nine outstanding organisations and individuals who have made a huge contribution to Amongst the guests attending the event were President Truong Tan Sang and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh. The ceremony was just one of a number of activities celebrating the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's appeal to the nation to combat poverty and illiteracy and fight off foreign invaders. The participants also reviewed the 10 years since a comprehensive strategy on growth and poverty reduction was put into action and the 5 years after the Government implemented a resolution to support fast and sustainable poverty reduction in 62 poor districts across the country. As part of the ceremony, the organising board presented gifts to several poor students who had performed well in their studies in the Dong Van District of northern mountainous province Ha Giang. A delegation from the HCM City Party Committee, led by Deputy Secretary Nguyen Van Dua, paid a working visit to The Vietnamese delegates worked with leaders of Trevor Fowler, a senior official of Johannesburg city, who is in charge of municipal administrative affairs, welcomed their visit as a boost to the traditional friendship between the two countries in general and the two sister cities in particular. Deputy Secretary Nguyen Van Dua paid a courtesy visit to former South African President Nelson Madela, who is a great friend of During their stay in Earlier, they visited Leading legislator visits A delegation from During his stay, Luu held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart and paid a courtesy visit to the Chair of the National Assembly as well as meeting with the Foreign Minister. The delegation also went on a fact finding tour of the State Oil Company of During the talks, Azerbaijani leaders said they believed that Luu thanked Both also agreed to step up joint working between the two legislative bodies by exchanging delegations and co-ordinating closely at international forums. Vietnam-Czech Friendship Association elects new executive board The Vietnam-Czech Friendship Association (VCFA) elected a new 53-member executive board for the 2013-2018 term at its third congress in Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong was appointed as VCFA President The VCFA has more than 2,000 members who are former students, post-graduates, workers, and diplomats who worked and studied in the Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong acknowledged the VCFA’s efforts during the previous term and agreed with its tasks for the next term, which will focus on consolidating current partnerships and expanding the organisation’s network of friends and partners. The association should also diversify its activities and promote cooperative relations in economics, trade, culture, education, and the arts, as well as poverty reduction, tourism and social affairs, Phong said. Czech Ambassador to Newly appointed president Hong reviewed the VCFA’s activities in the past term with a focus on fostering people-to-people exchanges and consolidating the traditional friendship. The website hoivietsec.org.vn provides information about the socio-economic situation in both countries as well as the Vietnamese community in the On the occasion, VUFO also presented insignias for peace and friendship among nations and certificates of merit to the VCFA and a number of associated individuals and organisations. Customs in pact with The agreement, which was signed in Speaking at the signing ceremony, Vietnamese Department of Customs General Director Nguyen Ngoc Tuc underlined the significance of the agreement in fostering customs co-operation between "The agreement is an important milestone in co-operation between the two countries and will benefit both sides," he said. Hong Kong is now a territory of transit for many of VNN/VOV/VNS |
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