Leaders of Russia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine and Sri Lanka have sent congratulatory messages and letters to To Lam on his election as the President of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly.

“We do not agree with provocative opinions and comments, undermining the good sentiments between the Vietnamese and Cambodian people, and criticizing their leaders,” the spokeswoman stressed.

As has been clearly enunciated many times, Vietnam has full legal basis and ample historical evidence to assert its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and the Truong Sa (Spratly).

Deputies to the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly on May 23 worked in group, discussing the Government’s report on the implementation of socio-economic development and budgetary tasks in recent times.

Da Nang and Thuringia, a state in central Germany, signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing cooperative and friendship relations in the fields of human resources development, investment, trade, science, innovation, and cultural exchange.

Leaders of Laos, China, and Cambodia sent letters of congratulation to General To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Wednesday agreed to improve trade ties by rising the bilateral trade turnover to US$15 billion.

To date Vietnam has sent more than 800 officers to three UN peacekeeping missions and the UN Headquarters.

A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted Buddhism’s importance in the country’s national development at the commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 at the UN headquarters in New York on May 20.

The National Assembly this morning elected General To Lam, 67, to become the President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term, during its ongoing 7th plenary session of the 15th-tenure.

Vietnam respects the principle of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs and believes that maintaining peace, stability and cooperation in the Taiwan Strait is crucial for the region and the world.

Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, chairwoman of the HCMC Labor Federation, and Duong Ngoc Hai, head of the Inspection Commission of the HCMC Party Committee, have been elected as vice chairpersons of the HCMC People’s Committee for the 2021-2026 term.

The decision approving the regional planning scheme for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 was announced on May 19.

The Party Central Committee has discussed and agreed on a plan to introduce nominees for the positions of President of Vietnam and Chairman of the National Assembly.

The nomination will be introduced and voted on at the 15th National Assembly session.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Under-Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See Monsignor Miroslaw Wachowski co-chaired the 11th annual meeting of the Vietnam – Holy See Joint Working Group in Hanoi on May 17.

The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a meeting on May 16 to consider and decide on the cessation of duties for Truong Thi Mai, a deputy from the Hoa Binh delegation for the 15th NA.

The seventh session of the 15th National Assembly will be held in 27 days, from May 20 to June 28, as announced by the NA Standing Committee on May 15.

President Putin will visit the nation in the near future, said Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko at a recent conference held to share information about the situation in Russia and co-operation between the two countries.

The Prime Minister asked competent ministers and chairpersons of local People’s Committees to focus on strictly carrying out solutions against IUU fishing, and detecting and settling VMS violations.