AMBASSADORS' COMMENTS

On February 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted reception for Japan’s Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umede in Hanoi to discuss ways to boost the two countries’ cooperation.

On February 13, Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar said during a reception given by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi that the two countries boast a great potential for cooperation in many fields like health care, defence and IT.

Vietnam`s leaders have invited the US President Donald Trump to attend the APEC Summit in November, 2017 and visit Vietnam on this occasion.

On February 9, at the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh hosted reception for Indian Ambassador in Vietnam Harish Parvathaneni.

On February 8, a ceremony was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations (December 22, 1992-2017), opening a series of events this year to celebrate bilateral ties.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh has hoped that Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone would spare no effort to elevate the bilateral relations in 2017.

Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford said that the US’s Maryland State and Vietnamese localities have good potential to expand cooperation. He made the statement at a recent meeting with visiting Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh, who was of the same opinion.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN stated that the Vietnamese Government has paid special heed to reducing poverty in an inclusive and sustainable manner.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh made the statement during a recent interview featuring the new Donald Trump-led US administration’s adjustment of policies to Asia-Pacific, the future of Vietnam-US ties and his personal feeling in the context of the US’s power transition.

Mr Khalid M. Zamruni - Ambassador of Malaysia in Vietnam shared with the Economic & Urban Newspaper that he is impressed by the beauty of cultural traditions in the traditional Lunar New Year in Vietnam.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius shares his thoughts about the upcoming Lunar New Year that the US-Vietnam relationship and in Vietnam`s own development over the past twenty years and Vietnam is an attractive land to do business.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Guangzhou City, the Chinese province of Guangdong, yesterday held a banquet in celebration of the 67th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950).

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru highlighted the close friendship between Vietnam and Algeria and stressed that the two countries should consider building a partnership framework for long-term and reliable cooperation with a focus on economic cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh yesterday received Extraordinary and Plenpotentiary Ambassador of the Czech Republic Martin Klepetko coming to bid farewell to end his term in Vietnam.

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972 - 2017), Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said that strong trust, mutual understanding and convergence of views mark longstanding India-Vietnam ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting to bid farewell to Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Vietnam Martin Klepetko in Hanoi on January 5.

The Embassy of Vietnam in India yesterday held a ceremony in New Delhi to mark the fifth anniversary of Vietnam – Bhutan diplomatic ties (January 19, 2012-2017).

On December 29, President Tran Dai Quang hosted reception for outgoing Ambassador of Czech Republic in Vietnam Martin Klepetko who came to bid farewell to the Vietnamese State leader at the end of his tenure.

On December 28, at a reception after the ambassador presented his letter of credentials, the Lao leader said the two countries’ economic ties have failed to keep pace with the development of bilateral political relations.

At the recent working session with three Vice Governors of Karlovy Vary to discuss measures to promote cooperation in trade, investment and tourism between localities of the two countries, Vietnamese Ambassador Truong Manh Son stressed to boost Vietnam - Czech economic cooperation.