VN supports effort to complete elimination of nuclear weapons

Fri, 04/13/2001 - 01:01




Apr. 11 (VNA) -- Viet Nam has always supported regional and international efforts to achieve the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, Counsellor of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, UN, Hoang Chi Trung said.

He was speaking at the 2001 Substantive Session of the UN Disarmament Commission in New York on Apr. 10.

Vietnam supports Palestine

Thu, 04/05/2001 - 20:43





Ha Noi, April 4 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's Committee for Solidarity and Cooperation with African and Latin American People and Committee for Solidarity with the Palestinian People have expressed deep concern over the Israeli Government's "one hundred days" plan, saying it may worsen the crisis and bring the region to the brink of war.

FM responds to Mr. Milosevic's arrest &landing of US aircraft

Tue, 04/03/2001 - 18:30


Ha Noi, April 3 (VNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Phan Thuy Thanh has stressed that any action or interference that puts pressure on another country is unacceptable.

Ms.Thanh was answering the Ha Noi-based AP correspondent who was seeking Viet Nam's response to the arrest of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic by Serbia's security forces on April 1.

VN signed agreement on environmental protection

Thu, 03/29/2001 - 23:15



March 29 (VNA) -- An agreement on environmental protection in East Sea and the Gulf of Thailand was signed in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28 by representatives of Viet Nam, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

This is the first agreement signed by such regional countries to improve the sea environment.

The region is a home for 270 million people which is estimatedly to be double in the next 30 years and bring about many environmental problems such as pullution and over exploitation of natural resources.

FM Spokeswoman rejects an intervention by Amnesty Int'l

Tue, 03/27/2001 - 11:11



Ha Noi, March 27 (VNA) -- Amnesty International's call for those who illegally flee their country be given refuge is an intervention in the internal affairs of that country and that cannot be accepted, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh.

Ms. Thanh was responding to questions by reporters from AFP, AP and The South China Morning Post newspaper seeking Viet Nam's response to Amnesty International's call for a number of Vietnamese minority people, who recently left the country for Cambodia, be given refuge. She said:

PM wishes for closer VN-Israel economic ties

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:31



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA) -- Israel could either import rice, coffee, rubber and other tropical products from Viet Nam, or invest to produce products satisfying its taste and take advantage of Viet Nam's abundant labour, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has told Israeli business people.

Speaking at his reception for an Israeli Producers' Association delegation in Ha Noi on March 26, the Prime Minister spoke highly of Israel's scientific and technological development.

Vietnam to boost regional air transportation

Mon, 03/26/2001 - 23:25



Ha Noi, March 26 (VNA)-- Officials from the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines have discussed with their neighbouring counterparts ways to increase civil aviation cooperation, particularly regional air transportation.

In an annual meeting held in Phnom Penh recently, aviation officials from Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, which underlined closer regional cooperation to enable their airlines to operate more effectively.

East Asian Studies Group to be set up

Mon, 03/19/2001 - 20:54




Ha Noi, March 18 (VNA) -- ASEAN countries, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to set up a joint East Asian Studies Group (EASG).

The agreement, made in furtherance of a decision of the Summit between ASEAN and China, Japan and the RoK held in Singapore in November last year, was reached at a Senior Official Meeting of 13 countries (SOM/ASEAN+3) in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17.

Vietnam contributes effectively to Francophonie

Mon, 03/19/2001 - 20:40





Ha Noi, March 19 (VNA) -- Viet Nam has been judged by senior Francophone officials as making "important" and "special" contributions to the Francophone community's development.

This has included preserving the diversity of cultures and languages within the community while expanding the use of French among the young.

ASEAN deputy FM meet in Ho Chi Minh city

Sat, 03/17/2001 - 00:07




March 16 (VNA) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung joined Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Secretary General Rodolfo C. Severino and 10 ASEAN-member delegations at the ASEAN deputy-ministerial meeting that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15.

Participants reviewed ASEAN activities, discussed international and regional issues and principles for conduct in the East Sea.

The meeting is to prepare for the seventh ASEAN Summit, the 34th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum.--VNA

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