During a reception in Hanoi on December 6 for OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo, Binh said as an active Francophone member in Asia-Pacific, Vietnam will keep working to increase Francophone presence in the region, especially launching initiatives to enhance collaboration between Francophone countries in Africa and those in the region, as well as between OIF, the Union of African States and the Asia-Pacific, and with ASEAN in particular. He affirmed that Vietnam highly values the OIF’s efforts to seek solutions to political conflicts in its member countries, build trust, expand solidarity and joint work in economy, culture and languages. Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) and OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo Vietnam wants the OIF to continue building and implementing people-oriented policies, encourage the active involvement of Francophone businesses, women and youths in economic cooperation while promoting South-South cooperation … [Read more...] about Vietnam commits to partnering with OIF member states: Deputy PM
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Vietnam pledges to partner with OIF member states
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo (Photo: VNA) He was speaking during a reception in Hanoi on December 6 for OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo. As an active Francophone member in Asia-Pacific, Vietnam will make greater efforts to increase Francophone presence in the region with initiatives being launched to step up collaboration between Francophone countries in Africa and those in the region, as well as between OIF, the Union of African States and the Asia-Pacific, and with ASEAN. The country greatly values the OIF’s efforts to seek solutions to political conflicts in its member countries, enhance trust building, and reinforce solidarity and joint work in economy, culture and languages, Binh told his guest. Vietnam hopes that the OIF will push ahead with the building and implementation of people-oriented policies, and incentivize the active participation of Francophone businesses, women and youths in economic … [Read more...] about Vietnam pledges to partner with OIF member states
Deputy PM addresses conference on anti-corruption initiative
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh delivered a keynote speech at a high-level session of the 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, themed “Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific”, in Hanoi on December 6. In his speech, Binh said Vietnam considers infrastructure building as one of the three strategic breakthroughs to turn itself into a modern-oriented industrialised nation. To such end, he said Vietnam will focus on four tasks, including fine-tuning laws and policies, effectively using resources for infrastructure development, especially in land, construction, investment, construction, investment, bidding; pooling non-State resources for infrastructure development, especially in the form of public-private partnership; prioritising investment in national defence-security or projects that fail to call for investment; and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM addresses conference on anti-corruption initiative
Seminar talks UN peacekeeping mission in Francophone environment
At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An international seminar, entitled “Vietnam and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Francophone environment”, took place in Hanoi on December 6. The event was co-hosted by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Defence Ministry’s Vietnam Peacekeeping Department under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Office of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), the Asia-Pacific Office of the Francophone University Agency and the French Embassy in Vietnam. The seminar focused its discussions on Vietnam and the Francophone community’s experience in the peacekeeping mission, achievements and challenges, thereby proposing measures to improve the efficiency of the work. Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department Maj. Gen. Hoang Kim Phung said the event once again affirmed Vietnam’s political determination and commitment to extensively join the UN peacekeeping … [Read more...] about Seminar talks UN peacekeeping mission in Francophone environment
Francophone community described as important partner of Vietnam
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh lauded the Francophone community as an important partner of Vietnam during his talks with Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo in Hanoi on December 6. Minh and Mushikiwabo discussed the Francophone community’s prioritised activities in the near future, measures to boost ties between Vietnam and French-speaking countries, preparations for the 50th anniversary of the OIF and the 18th Summit of the Francophonie in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. Vietnam supports the Francophone community’s common efforts, especially in promoting the use of French language, economic cooperation, innovation, sustainable development, and OIF governance reform, thus better meeting expectations of its member states, he … [Read more...] about Francophone community described as important partner of Vietnam