| Laos
honours outstanding Vietnamese The Lao
Party, State and Government presented orders, medals and certificates of merit
to 26 organisations and 72 individuals from the Vietnamese Army at a ceremony
yesterday in Ha Noi.
Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, the deputy minister of defence, thanked the
Lao Party, State and Government for the honour, saying that the awards were a
reflection of the special relationship enjoyed by the two countries.
The
lieutenant general said the Vietnamese Army would to do its best to promote
Laos’s stability and development.
NA delegation visits Cambodia
A delegation from the National Defence and Security
Committee from the National Assembly of Vietnam, led by Director Le Quang Binh
is visiting to Cambodia from December 13-17.
On December 14, the Vietnamese
delegation met with the Vice President of the Cambodian Senate Tep Ngorn and
Acting Chairman of the Interior, National Defense, Investigation and Public
Functions Commission, Pal Sam Eurn.
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Photo: Vietnam+ | Mr Binh praised the Cambodian
Parliament’s role in helping the Royal Government in leading the country,
maintaining stability, developing the economy and winning trust in the
international arena. He took this occasion to express his
deep sympathy over the recent Koh Pich disaster and said he believed the
Cambodian government would soon deal with the aftermaths of the tragedy. Senate Vice President Tep Ngorn said
the Cambodian Parliament supports the Royal Government in demarcation of the
border with Vietnam and expressed hopes that the visit would help promote
traditional relations between the two legislative bodies. During his meeting with Mr Pal Sam
Eurn, they briefed each other of the economic and political situation in their
respective countries and issues of common concern while praising both countries’
cooperation with the International community. Later the same day, the Vietnamese
delegation also met with Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh and visited the
National Department for Military Provision. During its stay, the delegation is
also scheduled to visit several units of the Cambodian army and police force in
Siem Reap province.
CPV delegation attends Party congress in Chile
A Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation led by
Vuong Thua Phong, Deputy Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for
External Relations attended the 24th National Congress of the Communist Party of
Chile (CPC) from December 10-12.
The congress focused on measures to
enhance Chile’s alliance with left-wing and progressive forces, domestic and
regional social organisations in order to promote the struggle for socialism,
independence and democracy as well as protecting worker interests. Mr Phong delivered a speech at the
opening ceremony and presented a telegram from the CPV Central Committee to the
congress. During their stay in Santiago, the
Vietnamese delegation met with CPC President Guillermo Tellier and General
Secretary Lautaro Carmona to discuss ways of promoting solidarity and
cooperation between both countries.
Russia shares public asset management with Vietnam
Russia is willing to share with Vietnam its
experiences in managing public assets and making related legal documents, Vice
President of the State Duma’s Public Asset Committee Germanovich Medvedev said.
Medvedev, who is also President of
the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group, was received by National
Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu in Hanoi on December 14. The Vietnamese NA official told his
guest he was pleased to see the traditional friendship, multifaceted cooperation
and strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia being strengthened and
deepened for the sake of their people. He described the organisation of a
great number of events in political, diplomatic and cultural fronts to mark the
60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties as vivid
manifestation of their friendship and cooperation. Happy with strong outcomes in
bilateral economic, scientific and technological ties, Luu, however, pointed out
that the two countries’ two-way trade value, though increasing steadily year
after year, remains below its potential and that Vietnam is striving to raise
the value to US$20 billion by 2020. The Russian guest showed his
admiration of Vietnam’s dynamic development and expressed his joy for being
warmly welcomed in the country. Noting the importance of energy in
economic development, the Russian official said Russia is ready to cooperate and
share its experiences with Vietnam in building nuclear power plants in the
future.
Vietnam attends International Conference in Algeria
Vietnam’s former Vice President, Nguyen Thi Binh,
attended the International Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration
on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples held from
December 13-14 in Algeria.
In her speech, Mrs Binh said that
Vietnam has entered a new period of healing the wounds of war while speeding up
national development in difficult circumstances. However, having experienced the
long fight and many hardships, Vietnamese people can better understand the value
of peace and freedom. She expressed the hope that the
conference would help all countries to promote mutual understanding, solidarity
and cooperation in politics and economics. During the two-day conference,
participants discussed the UN resolution on national liberation, the role of the
media in affirming the right for self-determination of all peoples, and women
and youth’s role in liberating all nations all over the world. VNN/VOV/VNS | 
