NDO/VNA – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on October 26 held phone talks with Nigerian Minister for Foreign Affairs Geofrey Onyeama to discuss measures to bolster the bilateral ties. 

NDO/VNA – Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission in Hanoi, hosted a reception for Adam Boehler, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), on October 26. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam always considers the US one of its most important partners and wishes to continue developing its comprehensive partnership with the country, especially in economic, trade, and investment cooperation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told US officials. 

NDO - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung hosted a reception on October 26 for representatives of the ADB, UNDP, UNICEF and FAO, which are helping with flood relief in central Vietnam. 

NDO – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has sent a congratulatory message to Federico Alberto Gonzalez on his appointment as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay.  

NDO/VNA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym Tokayev, and President of the State of Palestine and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Mahmoud Abbas sent messages of sympathy to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over the serious flooding that has caused both human and material loss in the central region. 

NDO/VNA – The United Nations (UN) will remain a lighthouse for multilateralism and an incubator of initiatives for global peace and development, according to Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at a reception celebrating the UN’s 75th founding anniversary in Hanoi on October 23. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held virtual talks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on October 23 during which the two officials agreed to increase the bilateral exchange of views and with other ASEAN member states on regional and international issues, including the East Sea (South China Sea). 

NDO – A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23 to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Czech Republic’s National Day (October 28, 1918-2020) and the 70th anniversary of Vietnam – Czech diplomatic ties (1950-2020) by the Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO). 

NDO/VNA – President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman has praised the sound development of the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam. 

NDO/VNA – Given its friendly relations and cooperation with all countries in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, Vietnam is willing to contribute to the formation of an environment that facilitates dialogue and cooperation for peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi has said.