PM arrives in Hanoi, wrapping up working trip to Brazil
The trip from July 4 to 8, made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, featured nearly 40 activities, including those within the BRICS summit, meetings with leaders of other counties and international organisations, and bilateral activities with the Brazilian side.
PM Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse leave Rio de Janeiro on July 7 evening (local time), concluding the working visit to Brazil. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and the delegation of Vietnam arrived in Hanoi on July 9 morning, concluding a successful working visit to Brazil, where he attended the expanded BRICS summit and engaged in bilateral activities.
The trip from July 4 to 8, made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, featured nearly 40 activities, including those within the BRICS summit, meetings with leaders of other counties and international organisations, and bilateral activities with the Brazilian side.
Representing Vietnam as a partner country of BRICS, PM Chinh delivered remarks at two of the three most important high-level sessions of the summit. On this occasion, he had bilateral meetings with about 20 leaders of the participating countries and international organisations. That helped promote Vietnam’s role and stature while strengthening its cooperation with traditional partners and friends.
Meanwhile, the Government leader’s bilateral activities in Brazil aimed to foster multifaceted ties with this South American nation, especially in the field of economy.
In particular, he met with Brazilian President Lula da Silva; offered flowers at the plaque commemorating President Ho Chi Minh in Rio de Janeiro, where the late leader used to work on his path to seek a way for national salvation; visited the Vasco da Gama football club; attended the Vietnam – Brazil business forum; and had working sessions with nine large Brazilian and global enterprises to step up investment cooperation.
The visit was a step to carry out the major targets and tasks set in the Politburo’s Resolution No. 59-⛦NQ/TW on international integration in the new context, and to implement the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, and being a friend, a trustworthy partner, and a responsible member of the international community, thereby generating tangible benefits for each country and its people, for regional and global peace, cooperation, and development./.
At these meetings, the PM highlighted Vietnam’s current landscape, key development priorities, and its favourable investment and business environment. He also underscored the strong friendship between Vietnam and Brazil, particularly following the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in November 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov, and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Bin Al Sayegh in Rio de Janeiro on July 7 (local time) as part of his Brazil visit for the expanded BRICS Summit.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forward three important and practical proposals, calling for a renewed international commitment to multilateralism, equitable development, and sustainable progress.
Three former US ambassadors to Vietnam have shared their views on the past achievements and future prospects of bilateral relations as the two countries celebrate the 30th anniversary of the normalisation of their diplomatic relations this July.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh held talks with French Senate Vice President Loic Hervé and French NA Vice-President Nadège Abomangoli, met with Anne Le Hénanff, Chairwoman of the France – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (FVFG) in the French NA, and Amélia Lakrafi, General Delegate of the APF.
Speaking at the closing session of the 47th meeting of the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on July 10,National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man commended the close, prompt, and active coordination among involved bodies.
Welcoming female diplomats at the meeting, PM Pham Minh Chinh wished them good health and continued contributions to the nations and to global diplomacy so as to keep promoting peace, cooperation, and development, advocating multilateralism, and promoting international solidarity.
The Mekong – Japan Cooperation (MJC) includes six members: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 2025, a new co-chair mechanism will be launched, with Vietnam becoming the first Mekong country to assume this role.
Based on their long-standing ties, shared interests, common viewpoints, as well as ASEAN membership, deepening the Vietnam-Indonesia relationship will not only serve the interests of the two peoples but also contribute to a united, strong, and cohesive ASEAN, and to peace, stability, and development in the region and beyond, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man said.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers of Japan and Switzerland on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 10.
Deputy PM and FM Bui Thanh Son, on behalf of ASEAN countries, commended the strong and substantive growth in the ASEAN-New Zealand partnership over the past 50 years and supported elevating it to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership this year.
The Vietnamese archives sector cooperates with not only the US but also France to provide information in the search for missing soldiers, thus meeting the needs of their families. It will continue to proactively cooperate and exchange information with the US side in this work.
The Government leader called for specific amendments and supplements of tasks and measures to improve institutions and policies on land management and use, while stressing a need for the inclusion of solutions related to land allocation and lease, and land-use conversion.
Such a journey is rare in international relations, and for Vietnam, it represents the fruit of a consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, and deep global integration for peace and development, Dung said.
By reorganising the administrative system from three to two levels, with the district level removed, the authority and responsibility of commune/ward administrations will be strengthened, and efficiency will be improved, thus better serving citizens.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien has emphasised that over the past 60 years of development, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have grown steadily and expanded international cooperation, including practical and effective collaboration with the Vietnam People's Army.
Without trust, it would be difficult to have the substantive relationship the two countries have today, and trust has been developed and built on the determination to overcome and solve war legacies.
At this one-day meeting, the NA Standing Committee is scheduled to give opinions on eight major items, including an initial discussion on a thematic supervision report on the implementation of policies and laws related to human resource development, especially high-quality personnel, which are deemed essential for sustainable economic growth in Vietnam's new development phase.
PM Chinh said that after three years of implementing Resolution 18-NQ/TW on continuing to innovate and perfect institutions and policies, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of land management and use, and one year of enforcing the 2024 Land Law, the legal policies on land have been carried out synchronously, achieving positive results.
Mozambican Prime Minister Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi has emphasised the special ties between Mozambique and Vietnam, noting their shared views and complementary socio-economic similarities.
