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Leaders send congratulations to Japan
State President Nguyen Minh Triet on Dec. 22 sent a
message of congratulations to Japanese Emperor Akihito on his 77th birthday and
on the National Day of Japan (Dec. 23).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also cabled a
congratulatory message to his Japanese counterpart, Naoto Kan.
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem extended
congratulations to Japanese Foreign Minister, Seiji Maehara.
Vietnam’s Army Day celebrated abroad
The Vietnamese Association in the Lao capital city
of Vientiane (VAV) and the Vietnam’s Tradition and History Education Centre (THEC)
on December 22 held a cultural exchange to mark the 66th anniversary
of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22) and 62nd anniversary of
the Lao People’s Army (January 20, 1949).
THEC’s Director Le Xuan Niem, VAV’s Vice President
Bien Thi Ky, representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy along with 300 Vietnamese
people who were volunteers in Laos and relatives of Vietnamese martyrs attended
the event.
VAV’s Vice President Ky said Vietnamese and Lao soldiers, who devoted their
youth for Vietnamese and Lao revolutions, will be in the heart of both
Vietnamese and Lao generations forever. She pledged that the VAV will try its
utmost to requite their great sacrifice.
THEC’s Director stressed that the event is an opportunity to honour the
leadership of the two parties and states as well as the special solidarity
between the two nations.
On the same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria also marked the 66th
founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.
Vietnamese Ambassador Do Trong Cuong said the Vietnam People’s Army always
serves as a faithful and trustworthy force of the Party, State and people of
Vietnam.
He called on the staff of the embassy and relevant agencies to successfully
fulfill their tasks, contributing to the cause of the national defence.
Indonesia set to release Vietnamese fishermen
Indonesia is
considering releasing 126 Vietnamese fishermen who had been seized by the
country’s authorities for violating its territorial waters, Indonesian
ambassador Pitono Purnomo said on Thursday. The ambassador said
that currently, the country was holding the crew of 33 ships, all of whom would
be set free before Viet Nam’s Lunar New Year Festival so that they could be
re-united with their families. Indonesia had treated
the fishermen well and would enable them to return home to enjoy Tet with their
families, Purnomo said. Chu Tien Vinh, head of
the Bureau of Aquatic Resources Exploitation and Protection under the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that Vietnamese side fund the cost of
the returning fishermen’s airline tickets. The fishermen were
seized after choosing to either deliberately fish or had accidentally strayed
into Indonesian territorial waters, he said. The Vietnamese side
had requested a list of the detained fishermen from Indonesian authorities, Vinh
added.
Inter-organisational
Party branches meet
As many as
345 delegates representing about 56,000 members from 60 Party committees from
central-level offices are attending a two- day congress which opened in the
capital yesterday, Dec 23. The
inter-organisational Party committee acts as an advisory body to the Party and
Government on socio-economic policies. In his
opening remarks, Hoang Xuan Cu, member of the Party Central Committee and
secretary of the inter-organisational Party committee, said the congress was an
occasion for the committee to draw experiences from the lessons learned during
recent years, and preview activities for the 2010-15 period. During
the congress, the participants would spend time commenting on political
documents to be presented at the 11th National Party Congress which is scheduled
to open on January 11, and elect delegates to attend the Congress. Speaking
at the event, politburo member Truong Tan Sang was full of praise for
achievements of the inter-organisational Party committee in past years. “You
have played an important role in implementing the political tasks assigned by
the Party and in Party building. The success of the campaign to follow President
Ho Chi Minh’s example should be attributed to your hard work. So are the
country’s gains in the more than 20 years of renewal,” said Sang. In his
speech, Sang also pointed to weaknesses and shortcomings that the Party
Committee should focus efforts on in the next five years, in order to give
better advice to the Party and Government to perfect their leadership and
management role at the macro level. He
called on all Party members to show their responsibility and engage in criticism
and self-criticism to ensure the continued strength and purity of the Party. “You
should work harder to improve the quality and speed of advice offered to the
Party and Government during the implementation the nation’s socio-economic
development,” said Sang.
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