75th anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army marked in Ukraine
The Vietnamese Embassy and Defence Attaché Office have recently held a ceremony to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
Delegates at the event pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) 💧– The Vietnamese Embassy and Defence Attaché Office have recently held a ceremony to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 30th All-People’s Defence Festival (December 22).
The White Paper on Vietnam National Defence was revealed and a photo exhibition on Vietnam’s army, seas, islands, land and people was held on this occasion.
The event saw the attendance of 250 guests, including representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the General Staff of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, diplomatic corps and defence attaché offices of foreign countries in Ukraine, the Ukraine-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Ukraine War Veterans’ Association, among others.
In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova Nguyen Anh Tuan highlighted Vietnam’s military and defence strength that is based on the great national unity bloc.
Colonel Nguyen Dinh Phuc, Vietnamese Defence Attaché in Ukraine, reviewed the 75-year development of the VPA, as well as achievements in defence diplomacy Vietnam has recorded.
Vietnam has maintained defence ties with more than 80 countries and international organisations and established 33 defence attaché offices in 32 countries and the UN. Meanwhile, 51 countries have opened their defence attaché offices in Vietnam, he said.
Since 2006, Vietnam has attended the Defence Ministers’ Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), contributing to consolidating the grouping’s central role in the regional architecture.
Since 2014, the country has also dispatched 40 batches of officers and soldiers to the two UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, according to the colonel.
He said the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence is working hard to prepare for Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020 and the membership of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021.
Phuc emphasised the valuable long-standing relations between Vietnam and Ukraine as well as their military-defence ties, saying Ukraine is one of Vietnam’s important partners in the sphere.
The two countries set up defence attaché offices in the respective countries in 1994 and 2003 in an effort to promote relations between the two defence ministries, he said./.
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Ukrainian counterpart Sergiy Kyslytsya held a political consultation in Hanoi on June 20 to discuss the countries’ cooperation and some regional and international issues.
The “Vietnam Day” programme was recently held in Lviv city, the centre of culture and history in western Ukraine, as part of activities of the Vietnamese Cultural Year in Ukraine.
A training course has been organised in Odessa, Ukraine, to provide Vietnamese expatriates in the country, especially students and young people, with knowledge related to Vietnam’s foreign affairs and international integration.
Authorities of the Ukrainian province of Lviv will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in and do business here, stated head of Lviv Regional State Administration Markiyan Malsky.
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.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Delegates at the event pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA)
