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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent a message of congratulations on May 2 to Enrico Letta on his assumption of Italy’s Prime Minister.
The same day, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also sent his congratulations to Emma Bonino, Italy’s new Foreign Minister.
Congratulations to new Dutch king
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| The Kingdom of the Netherlands Willem Alexander. (Photo: AFP) |
Greetings on Poland’s Constitution Day
On Poland’s Constitution Day (May 3), President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have sent separate greetings to Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and PM Donald Tusk.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has also congratulated his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski.
US, Vietnam cooperate in promoting Lower Mekong Initiative
Vietnam and the US are set to promote the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) at a seminar jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and the US Department of State in Washington on May 1.
In his speech, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh highlighted LMI contributions to boosting the relations between the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and building the ASEAN Community by 2015.
The Vietnamese diplomat spoke highly of the role of the US government and businesses in the LMI.
Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun emphasized that the LMI plays an important part in the US’s re-set policy towards Asia.
He also praised the role of Vietnam in improving public health, education, and food and energy security.
In recent years, the US has carried out a number of projects on water resource exploration, irrigation construction, flood control, malaria prevention, and English language improvement with priority given to countries in the Lower Mekong sub-region, he said.
He added that the US administration plans to allocate around US$50 million from its budget for the LMI within three years.
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