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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Mohathir Mohamad have an open and candid detailed discussion conducted in the spirit of mutual understanding. Photo: VGP    >>> VN, Malaysia pledge to coordinate closely in ensuring maritime security, freedom  1. At the invitation of H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia paid an official visit to Viet Nam from 26 to 28 August 2019. The Prime Minister of Malaysia was accompanied by a high level official delegation, which included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, senior officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. 2. The official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was held at the Presidential Palace on 27 August 2019. During the visit, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held bilateral talks with … [Read more...] about VN, Malaysia issue Joint Statement expressing serious concerns over developments in East Sea

In a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency, Nguyễn Mạnh Đông, head of the maritime affairs department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' National Border Committee, reiterated Việt Nam’s consistent policy that all international disputes, including those in the South China Sea, must be resolved by peaceful means as regulated in the UN Charter and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982).   What do you have to say about the need to maintain a peaceful and stable environment in the South China Sea? First of all, we need to reaffirm that peace, security, stability and cooperative development is the wish of all nations in the world and an inevitable trend of humanity. All nations, no matter their economic development level or scope of influence, must together make efforts – with goodwill and via practical and constructive contributions – to maintain an environment conducive for this trend, in the … [Read more...] about All nations, big or small, must uphold the rule of law in the South China Sea

1. The Prime Ministers of Viet Nam and Australia, on the occasion of Prime Minister Morrison's first official visit to Viet Nam from 22 to 24 August 2019, reiterated their mutual commitment to a strong and ambitious bilateral relationship during their talks. 2. The Prime Ministers emphasised that Viet Nam and Australia are strategic partners, with a shared neighbourhood and common outlook. They recognised each other’s increasing importance, both bilaterally and as partners in the Indo-Pacific as well as in the international community. 3. The Prime Ministers acknowledged that the partnership is founded on a basis of mutual respect, mutual trust, converging interests and deepening links. They agreed to increase the depth and breadth of engagement between the two countries in advance of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023. To this end, they agreed that Viet Nam and Australia’s Plan of Action for the Strategic Partnership for the period of 2020-2023 will … [Read more...] about VN-Australia Joint Statement on occasion of PM Morrison’s visit

Between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Netherlands 1. At the invitation of H.E Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, paid an official visit to Viet Nam on 9 April 2019. During the visit, Prime Minister Mark Rutte held official talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, met with General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 2. The official talks were held in an atmosphere of friendship, mutual trust and understanding. During the talks, the two leaders updated each other of developments in their respective countries, discussed ways and means to further advance the bilateral relations, and exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interests and concerns. 3. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the successive steps forward in the bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas from … [Read more...] about VN-Netherlands issue Joint Statement

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE VISIT OF HIS MAJESTY SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU’IZZADDIN WADDAULAH, THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM TO THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM 1. At the invitation of His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam paid a State Visit to Viet Nam from 26 – 28 March 2019. The visit was another important milestone that underscored the traditional friendship and close cooperation between the two countries. Both countries looked forward to the strengthening of their friendship with expectations for a higher development level in bilateral relations. 2. During the visit, His … [Read more...] about Full Viet Nam-Brunei Joint Statement on establishment of comprehensive partnership