Hanoi enhances relations with capital cities of Russia, Czech Republic
A delegation of Hanoi led by Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha paid a working visit to Russia and the Czech Republic from October 18-28.
Hanoi delegation has working session with Vietnamese Embassy in Russia staff (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of Hanoi led by Vice Chairwoman of themunicipal People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha paid a working visit to Russia andthe Czech Republic from October 18-28.
Meeting officials from the Moscow City Duma on October 19,Ha introduced the hosts to Hanoi’s socio-economic situation and its advantagesand potential as well as operations of all-level People’s Councils.
Zubrilin Nikola Griforievich, Moscow City Duma deputy andmember of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF)’s faction inMoscow City Duma, briefed the delegation on operations of the Moscow City Dumaas well as the structure of the CPRF members in the Duma.
Both sides agreed to step up the exchange of high-leveldelegations between the two capital cities, intensify the sharing of experiencein administration leadership, planning management and urban development, andpreservation and promotion of cultural and historical heritage values.
Ha expressed her hope that Moscow will create favourableconditions for people and enterprises of Hanoi and Vietnam at large living andworking in Russia.
During its stay in Russia, the Hanoi delegation had aworking session with Moscow’s Department for External Economic andInternational Relations on orientations and process of the Moscow House inHanoi project.
It also visited theVietnamese Embassy, the Hanoi-Moscow Centre for Culture, Trade and Hotels, theRed Square, and the Lenin Mausoleum, and learnt about measures to conserve anddevelop tourism at several cultural and historical relic sites in the Russiancapital city.
On October 26, the Hanoi delegation held talks with leadersof the Prague City Council, during which they exchanged experience in electivework, urban management and planning in combination with cultural and historicalheritage conservation, as well as public transport development and ineducation, and health.
They agreed to intensify cultural, political and economicexchange activities, work towards the signing of specific cooperativeprogrammes between the two capital cities.
The delegation also visited the Vietnamese Embassy whoseAmbassador Ho Minh Tuan committed to boosting cooperative programmes betweenHanoi and Prague.-VNA
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Vietnam’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan met with Governor of Plzen Region Josef Bernard in the city of Plzen on October 10 to discuss plans to boost cooperation between the Czech region and Vietnamese localities.
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.
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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.
Hanoi delegation has working session with Vietnamese Embassy in Russia staff (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn) 
