PM thanks out-going Iranian Ambassador

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received the out-going Iranian Ambassador Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi in Hanoi on Feb. 15.

PM Dung praised the Iranian Ambassador’s contributions during his tenure in Vietnam.

He said he hopes that the ambassador will remain a friend of Vietnam’s regardless of his future position, as this will help to strengthen relations between Vietnam and Iran.

The PM suggested establishing a joint working group to deal with any future difficulties that may appear in bilateral cooperation, especially in trade and investment.

The ambassador responded by saying he was impressed at the major achievements Vietnam has recorded in national construction and socio-economic development.

He thanked the Vietnamese Government and ministries for their support during his term in the country

The ambassador also pledged that he will continue to bolster relations between the two countries in the future.

Conference reviews external information service

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Le Hong Anh has highlighted the significant role played by external information in foreign affairs and ideological work of the Party and State.

At a conference to review the performance of the Steering Committee on External Information Service in Hanoi on Feb. 15, Anh said the service has provided the world with a sound understanding about Vietnam and assists in gaining international support during national modernisation.

He urged the news service for foreigners to comprehensively implement missions in the context where the world and region have experienced complex changes that strongly affect the country’s security and development.

Anh also asked the service to take advantage of opportunities to deal with newly emerging challenges, contributing to a peaceful environment, socio-economic development, defending independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and enhancement of Vietnam’s world status.

Politburo member, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Information Dinh The Huynh is the President of the Steering Committee on External Information Service in the 11th tenure.

State President visits a historical site in Tuyen Quang

President Truong Tan Sang on February 14 visited Kim Binh Commune, Chiem Hoa District chosen to pilot the new national rural programme, in the northern mountain province of Tuyen Quang.

Mr Sang paid tribute to war martyrs at the Kim Binh Historical Monument where late President Ho Chi Minh and other State and Party leaders had met for the second National Party Congress in February 1951 to rename the Party from the Indochinese Communist Party into the Workers' Party of Vietnam.

He congratulated communal authorities and residents on their socio-economic development in connection with the implementation of the new rural area programme which gives priority to improving the living standards of local people.

The State leader urged the commune to focus on ensuring sustainable growth, boosting commodity production and taking better care of those who contributed actively to the resistance wars in the past.

Late President monument under construction in Tuyen Quang

Uncle Ho’s Monument is a significant historical construction project which demonstrates the respect and deep sentiment of ethnic minority groups in Tuyen Quang province for late President Ho Chi Minh.

State President Truong Tan Sang emphasized this while addressing the ground-breaking ceremony for the monument in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on February 15. The ceremony was attended by former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, members of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Ha Thi Khiet and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, leaders of central agencies and localities, and ethnic people in Tuyen Quang province.

Mr Sang said the monument honours Uncle Ho’s great service rendered to the nation and plays an important role in educating young people about the revolutionary tradition.

It will also encourage Tuyen Quang Party Committee and people to study and follow Uncle Ho’s moral example and contribute to national construction and defence, he said.

The State leader highlighted the province’s efforts in ironing out snags to gain achievements in all fields and improve local people’s living conditions, both physically and mentally.

However, he said, Tuyen Quang remains a poor province, so it should try its best to successfully implement the resolutions of the 11th National Party Congress to develop its economy and promote Party building.

President Sang expressed his confidence that Tuyen Quang will be able to overcome all difficulties, fully tap its potential, speed up the Renewal (Doi Moi) process, and escape from underdeveloped status.

The Uncle Ho Monument is located at the foot of Tho Son Mountain, where President Ho Chi Minh met and talked with Tuyen Quang ethnic minority people in 1961. It includes two parts: the front features seven characters with Uncle Ho standing in the centre, while on the back of the monument are three bas-reliefs featuring the Tan Trao banyan tree, cultural activities of local ethnic minority groups, and landscapes of the province.

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