Huge potential for HCM City to expand ties with India: City leader
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party’s Committee Nguyen Van Nen on June 20 had a meeting with Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu as part of his visit to India.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party’s Committee Nguyen Van Nen meets with Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on June 20. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh CityParty’s Committee Nguyen Van Nen on June 20 had a meeting with Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu as part of his visit to India.
Welcoming Nen, Naidu, who is also Chairman of the Council of States of India, said 2022 is of significance to the Vietnam-Indiarelations as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversaryof their diplomatic ties this year (1972 – 2022).
Given that Vietnam, including HCM City, boasts greatadvantages in agricultural production, Vice President Naidu wishes the two sidesto further support and share experience with each other to develop agricultureand ensure food security in India.
Nen, for his part, thanked the Government and people of Indiafor their timely support for the southern city when it was battling theCOVID-19 outbreak, saying the city has kept the virus at bay and been seeingstrong socio-economic recovery. HCM City is standing firm as the main engine ofthe Vietnamese economy, he said.
He went on to highly appreciate the Indian community in HCMCity for playing a part in promoting Indian culture in Vietnam and strengthening the bilateral ties. There is hugepotential for the two sides to expand cooperation in the fields ofdefence-security, trade, information technology, digital transformation,tourism, cultural exchange, and people-to-people diplomacy, the city leadersaid.
HCM City is looking forward to fully unleashing potentialfor growing bilateral partnership in tourism after a direct flight has beenlaunched between the two countries.
Nen later paid a courtesy call to President of the IndianPeople’s Party Prakash Nadda during which they spent much of their timediscussing about Party building.
He later met with Indian Minister of External Affairs S.Jaishankar and paid a courtesy visit to Sitaram Yechury, general secretary ofthe Communist Party of India (Marxist)./.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on June 15 officially opened a direct route between Vietnam and India, with its first flight departing from Hanoi and landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi at 2:45pm (local time).
It is time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India to elevate their strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation to a new height, for peace, security and prosperity in the region and the world, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said at the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on June 16.
Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on June 17, during which they agreed on the need to apply drastic measures to further bilateral partnership in all fields.
A seminar held on June 19 highlighted the potential for tapping into cultural and spiritual tourism values of central Khanh Hoa province in cooperation with India.
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.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party’s Committee Nguyen Van Nen meets with Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on June 20. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
