National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived in Montevideo on April 26 (local time), starting their official visit to Uruguay at the invitation of Speaker of the Senate of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (C) starts official visit to Uruguay (Photo: VNA)
Montevideo(VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong DinhHue and his entourage arrived in Montevideo on April 26 (local time), startingtheir official visit to Uruguay at the invitation of Speaker of the Senate ofUruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira.
He was greeted at the airport by high-ranking officials ofthe host country, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Duong QuocThanh.
Hue is scheduled to hold talks and meet with high-rankingleaders of Uruguay, sign a cooperation agreement between the two law-makingbodies, attend a number of activities marking the 30th anniversaryof the diplomatic ties between the two countries, and witness the signing ofcooperation documents of a number of authorities and localities.
His visit is affirming the message that Vietnam attaches importanceto the fine relations and wish to push up economic, trade and mutuallybeneficial cooperation with Latin American countries, including Uruguay; boostthe possibility of the launch of negotiations on the Vietnam – Mercosur freetrade agreement; and start the trip that follow President Ho Chi Minh’s journey(Montevideo is where the late leader came to in 1912 after leaving Vietnam in1911).
Vietnam and Uruguay established diplomatic relations onAugust 11, 1993. The bilateral relations of friendship and solidarity aremanifested through the mutual support in the past national liberation and thecurrent national development.
Two-way trade increased to over 100 million USD in 2019 from27 million in 2007. Under the COVID-19 pandemic impact, the value decreasedslightly but increased 89.7% in 2022 over that in 2021, with a total of 175.1million USD.
The Vietnam-Uruguay parliamentary relations were strengthenedthrough the visit by Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay AnibalPereyra in January 2015./.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Ache Batlle on October 21 co-chaired the second meeting of the Vietnam-Uruguay Joint Committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Carolina Ache Batlle co-chaired the fourth Vietnam-Uruguay political consultation via videoconference on November 17 to discuss bilateral ties and issues of shared concern.
Trade ties between Vietnam and Uruguay have still not been commensurate with the potential of the two countries, delegates heard at the third meeting of the Vietnam - Uruguay Joint Committee for Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation held online recently in Hanoi and Montevideo.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Uruguay is expected to open up opportunities for stronger economic and trade ties, and win-win cooperation between Vietnam and the Latin American country.
The traditional friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Uruguay is reflected in their mutual support for the cause of national liberation in the past and the national development today.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (C) starts official visit to Uruguay (Photo: VNA) 
