AMBASSADORS' COMMENTS

The Centre for Indochina Studies (CIS) has been opened in Romania recently, aiming to bolster relations among Romania and Indochina countries, including Vietnam.

On March 24, at United Nations Headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), the Human Rights Council of the United Nations has conducted the final session, adopted 40 resolutions, decisions and claims Chairman of the Human rights Council at its regular session.

On March 24, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Pham Quang Vinh, chaired the regular meeting of the ASEAN Washington Committee (AWC).

Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Ambassador of the Netherlands`s Kingdom to Vietnam Nienke Trooster in Hanoi on March 24.

State President Truong Tan Sang met with outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean in Hanoi on March 23.

On March 21, outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean was presented with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” in recognition of his contributions to enhancing the two countries’ relations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi said that Vietnam hopes for a closer coordination between Mekong countries in planning, using and regulating the water resources in the Mekong River, known as the Lancang in China, to ensure regional sustainable development.

On March 17, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung had a meeting with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Lao PDR in Vietnam - Thongsavanh Phomvihane.

Vietnam always supports sincere dialogue and substantial cooperation between Myanmar and international partner, the country said at the UN Human Rights Council’s dialogue with special rapporteurs on human rights in Myanmar, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 14.

Hanoi`s Union of Friendship Organisations and the municipal Department of Tourism in collaboration with Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and People`s Committee of Me Linh District held a spring tour in Hanoi on March 13.

On March 13, ambassador Nguyen Hoanh Nam, head of the Vietnam delegation to ASEAN, attended the third meeting of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (RoK) Joint Cooperation Committee in Jakarta, Indonesia.

On March 13, President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Tehran on seeking closer ties with Iran, especially in economy and trade, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told the Tehran Times.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier visited and presented flowers for female workers of Hanoi Urban Environment Company on March 8.

Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai met with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada on March 4.

On February 29, at the meeting with Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, Dutch Ambassador Nienke Trooster made a promise that the Netherlands is ready to share its experience in countering severe saltwater intrusion with Vietnam when the official voiced concern about challenges posed by climate change and salinity intrusion to Vietnam.

On February 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed newly-appointed Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Charlotte Laursen.

US Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian has expressed concern over China sending fighter jets to Phu Lam Island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago where earlier this month, it deployed HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles.

Ukrainian authorities should show legal basis and the purpose of the recent raid and arrest of Vietnamese citizens in Odessa, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Minh Tri.

2015 is a successful year for the relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), particularly with breakthroughs in bilateral economic ties, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Pham Huu Chi.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) is coming, some female ambassadors to Vietnam share their impressions of the Tet with Vietnamese friends.