Lao Ambassador awarded friendship insignia  

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia to outgoing Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sunthon Saynhachac for her contributions to the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
 
VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong (second from R) presents insignia to outgoing Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sunthon Saynhachac at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 20  
The honour was handed over by VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 20.

During her more than four-year tenure, the Vietnam-Lao relationship was increasingly enhanced, Hong said, adding that on the basis of fine political ties, the cooperative relations in economics, trade, culture, education, national defence and security made strong progress.

The relations between ministries, branches, agencies, organisations and localities have also developed, he said.

The Ambassador instructed the Lao Embassy in Vietnam to partner with VUFO and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association to organise an array of activities to help young people of the two countries engage in exchanges and more deeply understand the history of revolutions, as well as the relations between the two countries, Hong said.

In reply, the Lao Ambassador promised to continue her contributions to the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between people of the two countries.  

Vietnam attends AICESIS General Assembly

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Vu Trong Kim is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS 2011) that takes place in Rome from July 21-23.

In his report sent to the conference, the VFF leader spoke of Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements and its results in hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

From a country lacking food in early 1990s, Vietnam has become one of the three biggest rice exporters in the world with secured food security, he said.

The report also indicated that part of Vietnam’s political system and a political foundation of the people administration, a venue for its members to express their will and desire, promote the great national unity bloc and brings into play people’s mastery rights, contributing to defending national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and successfully implementing industrialisation and modernisation.

Kim said as a member of the AICESIS, the VFF has contributed to the Vietnamese State’s efforts to implement a comprehensive strategy on economic growth and hunger eradication and poverty reduction to fulfill the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The UN and other partners have recognised Vietnam’s results in implementing MDGs on hunger eradication and poverty reduction, says the report, adding that the nation is likely to finalise its remaining targets prior to 2015.

Founded in 1999, AICESIS now has 64 member nations and the VFF has become the association’s member in 2009.

Party communication, education work discussed

The Central Commission for Communication and Education organized a meeting on July 22 to discuss the efficiency of communication and education processes among party committees under the Party’s Central Committee.

They also examined the communicative efficiency of socio-political organizations in the first half of 2011.

Over the past six months, these organizations played an active role in disseminating the Party and State’s policies, and promoting the results of the 11th Party National Congress. They also helped inform people of the government’s solutions for curbing inflation, stabilizing the macroeconomy, and ensuring social security.

In addition, the party committees encouraged citizens to take part in National Assembly and People’s Councils elections, and to continue to frustrate ‘peaceful evolution’ schemes in ideology and culture.

However, they also saw certain shortcomings, including a poor grasp of the feelings and psychology of cadres and inadequate handling of burning issues among people.

Vietnam, Russia share experience in legal activities

A delegation from the Party Central Committee Office led by Deputy Head of the Office Duong Thanh Bac paid a working visit to Russia from July 19-25.

During the visit to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow on July 21, both sides shared experience in legal activities, the nomination of judges to the supreme courts, training and evaluation of judge work, and discussed other issues of mutual concern with the aim of building a powerful legal system in each country.

Viacheslav Mikhailovic, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, praised Vietnam’s achievements in the Doi Moi (Renewal) process and efforts to develop Vietnam into a prosperous, democratic and civilized country.

For his part, Mr Bac emphasized that sharing experience in legal activities will not only improve the operational efficiency of the court system in each country but also strengthen the strategic partnership and traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia.