Vietnam is determined to continue strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperation with Russia, especially in politics, economy-trade, investment, security-defence, education-training, science-technology and culture-tourism, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed.
Havana (VNA) – Vietnamis determined to continue strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperationwith Russia, especially in politics, economy-trade, investment,security-defence, education-training, science-technology and culture-tourism,National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed.
TheVietnamese top legislator made the statement during a meeting with Speaker of Russia's StateDuma Vyateslav Volodin on November 30 in Havana, Cuba, where she wasthere to attend the funeral of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz.
The two sides highlighted theeffective and practical cooperation between the two legislative bodies, sayingthat the two sides have regularlymaintained dialogue mechanisms and close coordination at internationalparliament forums like the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA),and the Asia-EuropeParliamentary Partnership (ASEP) Meeting.
NA ChairwomanNgan suggest theRussian side accelerate the signing of an agreement on food safety control, thusmaking it easy for Vietnam to expand export of farm and aquatic products to theRussian market.
She also called for more support of Russia's StateDuma for the Vietnamese community in the country.
For his part, Vyateslav Volodinassured that his country considers Vietnam as its leading partner in SoutheastAsia and hopes to step up the traditional friendship and comprehensivecooperation between the two nations.
The legislators agreed to backmeasures bolstering the bilateral relations, and the implementation of theVietnam –Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement, which took effectin October, 2016 towards lifting two-way trade to 10 billion USD by 2020.
They also underlined the need to perfectthe regulatory framework for bilateral cooperation, and enhance connectivityamong the two countries’ localities in the future.
Speakerof Russia's StateDuma Vyateslav Volodin took the occasion to invite NA ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan to attend the IPU GeneralAssembly in October 2017 in his country.
On the same day, Ngan and theVietnamese delegation laid a wreath in the Ho Chi Minh monument in Havana.-VNA
Russia-based petroleum company, Rosneft, and the PetroVietnam Oil Corporation signed a long-term oil supply deal at the 20th International Economic Forum in Saint Peterburg, Russia on June 16.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) and Russia ’s Presidential Directorate for Countering Corruption (PDCC) have exchanged experience in the fight against corruption.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on ratifying the Agreement between the Russian and Vietnamese Governments on cooperation in geological survey and production of oil and gas.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov have discussed measures to boost economic-trade cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich agreed that the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
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