AMBASSADORS' COMMENTS

On June 1, President Tran Dai Quang received Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation in Vietnam Bruno Angelet for a courtesy visit.

On May 31 afternoon, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Ms. Charlotte Laursen - Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Denmark Kingdom in Vietnam for courtesy visit.

Thai Princess Maha Chaktri Sirindhon yesterday paid a visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok and attended a ceremony to launch a pictorial book on Vietnam’s beauty.

On May 27, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung met with Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam - Ms. Sara Valdés Bolano in her courtesy visit.

​A friendly meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Ngo Duc Thang and Chilean Senator and leader of the ruling Chilean Socialist Party Isabell Allende was held yesterday to enhance friendly relations between Vietnam and Chile.

On May 25, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccioni in Hanoi.

On May 24, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception to farewell the outgoing Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman, hailing the Ambassador`s contributions to strengthening bilateral cooperation in Hanoi.

At the meeting with Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission yesterday in Hanoi, new Lao Ambassador to Vietnam, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, has affirmed he will do his best to bring the Vietnam-Laos traditional relationship to a new level.

On May 18, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Vietnam K.V.Vnukov on the occasion of his courtesy visit.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov made a comment that PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s first official visit to Russia from May 16-18 represents the symbol of trust and will promote Vietnam-Russia bonds in trade and investment.

US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to Vietnam from May 23-25 is to further deepen the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh expressed his belief in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

From May 11-17, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with People`s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh held the journey "Conquering Son Doong cave" for the delegation of foreign ambassadors to Vietnam, an UNESCO representative and US Assistant Secretary of State.

On May 12, at a reception for for visiting EU Ambassador to ASEAN Francisco Fontan Pardo in Hanoi, Head of the National Assembly’s External Relations Committee Tran Van Hang said that Vietnam appreciate ASEAN - EU relationship.

Ambassador Nguyen Hoanh Nam, head of the Vietnamese delegation to ASEAN yesterday made a comment at a meeting between the ASEAN’s Committee of Permanent Representative (CPR) and the PA’s Group of External Relations (GER) in Bangkok, Thailand.

On May 11, Ambassador of the Philippines Republic Noel Servigon met with Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung in Hanoi, on the occasion of receiving his new position in Vietnam.

On May 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Ambassadors from ASEAN nations, expressing his belief that the diplomats will contribute more to enhance the friendship and all-round collaboration between their countries and Vietnam.

At a reception for Vietnam Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son yesterday, a statement emphasized that France’s Reims City wants to foster economic cooperation with Vietnam and cooperate with Vietnamese cities in heritage conservation, and clean agriculture and tourism development.

On May 9, Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Palestine Do Hoang Long had a talk with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Egyptian Presidential Palace, on the occasion of the President’s State-level visit to Egypt.

Given that the economic and trade relations between Vietnam and Italy are very efficient cooperation models, President Tran Dai Quang said that in the future we should continue to replicate this collaborative model.

On April 29, Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh attended the Vietnam War Summit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas and made a speech named “Vietnam and the US in the 21st century: A new beginning”.