17:21 | 16/01/2019 VGP - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted receptions for the newly-appointed ambassadors of Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Iceland, Lesotho, Syria, Benin, Malta, and Ghana on January 16. Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) receives newly-appointed ambassadors of Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Iceland, Lesotho, Syria, Benin, Malta, and Ghana Mr. Trong later hosted separate receptions for Bulgarian Ambassador Marinela Milcheva Petkova; Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro; Brazilian Ambassador Fernando Apparício da Silva; Tunisian Ambassador Dhia Khaled; Icelandic Ambassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson; Basotho Ambassador Bothata Tsikoane; Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha; Beninese Ambassador Simon Pierre Adovelande; Maltese Ambassador John Aquilina; and Ghanaian Ambassador Akua Sekyiwa Ahenkora. Despite facing a lot of difficulties and challenges over the past time, Viet Nam has gained … [Read more...] about Newly accredited ambassadors welcomed by top leader
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VN pledges to boost special ties with Laos
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan mets Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou, Cambodia, January 15, Siem Reap, 2019. At the meeting, Pany Yathotou spoke highly of the Vietnamese NA leader’s speech at the opening ceremony of the APPF-27 which emphasises that successful parliamentary partnership would contribute to addressing regional concerns and issues. workshops and thematic conferences and joining hands in inspecting the implementation of signed agreements. By Vien Nhu … [Read more...] about VN pledges to boost special ties with Laos
Top legislator meets with Cambodia PM
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Prime Minister Hun Sen At the meeting, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he is happy to meet Chairwoman Ngan again after his official visit to Viet Nam in late 2018. He asserted that Cambodia’s current development owes to support and assistance from Viet Nam. He said the two countries need to intensify cooperation to further their traditional friendship. In turn, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan expressed her impression with Cambodia’s preparations for the event as well as the country’s warm welcome given to participants, showing her belief that the APPF-27 will be successful. She said she believes that under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the leadership of the Senate, the National Assembly and the Royal Government, Cambodia will continue maintaining its growth and stability during the … [Read more...] about Top legislator meets with Cambodia PM
Spanish feminists rally against far-right ‘sexist’ party
The feminist demonstrators chanted "Our rights are not negotiable". — AFP/VNA PhotoViet Nam News SEVILLE, Spain — Spain’s powerful feminist movement rallied across the country on Tuesday against far-right party Vox for seeking to scrap tough laws against gender violence which it argues "criminalises" men. Thousands of people, mainly women, gathered outside Andalusia’s regional parliament in Seville, where Vox will today endorse a conservative coalition government made up of the Popular Party and Ciudadanos, putting an end to 36 years of Socialist rule in Spain’s most populous region. The demonstrators - many wearing purple, a colour long associated with gender equality -- chanted "Our rights are not negotiable". Crowds gathered across the country in the evening for protests against Vox, notably in the capital Madrid and Barcelona, the country’s second-largest city. "We have to keep fighting with all means at our disposal against … [Read more...] about Spanish feminists rally against far-right ‘sexist’ party
New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts
The new UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, arrives in Damascus on his first visit since taking up post as the fourth head of the world body’s efforts to bring an end to the civil war which erupted in 2011. — AFP/VNA PhotoViet Nam News DAMASCUS — The new special UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus on Tuesday, facing the daunting task of rekindling moribund peace talks and succeeding where his three predecessors failed. Geir Pedersen’s visit comes at a time of heightened tension between the top foreign brokers of a conflict that has already killed more than 350,000 people and displaced millions. Turkey and the United States are calling for the creation of a so-called "security zone" in northeastern Syria, a move the Kurdish militia controlling the area sees as a military occupation. Pedersen, who replaces Staffan de Mistura, is the fourth negotiator to have been appointed UN special envoy to Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011. The … [Read more...] about New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts