Vietnam will use Cam Ranh for national development

Fri, 05/03/2002 - 23:36


Ha Noi, May 3 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh today, May 3, said that Viet Nam will not cooperate with any country wishing to use Cam Ranh port for military purposes.

President Tran Duc Luong and PM. Koizumi

Mon, 04/29/2002 - 12:18


Ha Noi, Apr. 28 (VNA) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has expressed his admiration for Viet Nam's unceasingly improved prestige in the regional and international arena.

PM. Koizumi also highly valued the country's efforts in boosting multi-form cooperation with Japan during his meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong in Ha Noi on Sunday. He said that a number of Japanese business people have found Viet Nam a trustworthy investment venue, therefore pouring their investment into long-term projects in the country.

Vietnam highlights non-aligned movement's role

Sun, 04/28/2002 - 21:40


Ha Noi, Apr. 28 (VNA) -- Since its establishment 40 years ago, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has gone through many ups and downs to gain its position and have its voice as today on the global scale.

The remark was made by Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh while addressing the ministerial conference of the NAM in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday.

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and PM Koizumi hold talks

Sun, 04/28/2002 - 21:37

Ha Noi, Apr. 27 (VNA) - Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his Japanese counterpart, Junichiro Koizumi, held talks in Ha Noi today, April 27, to discuss ways to broaden bilateral cooperation in all areas in preparation for the 30th founding anniversary of Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties in 2003.

The talks took place immediately after Koizumi's arrival here this afternoon for a two-day official visit to Viet Nam, the first leg of his week-long trip that also includes Australia, New Zealand and East Timor.

NA Chairman: Peace depends on independence and sovereighty

Sun, 04/21/2002 - 23:37

Peace can only be maintained on the basis of respect for each other's independence and sovereignty, non-intervention into each other's internal affairs, and equal co-operation for mutual benefits, stated Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An.

At the third General Assembly of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP) in Chongqing, China on April 18, Mr An stressed that complexity and diversification in the world nowadays have neither dimmed nor changed the era's common trend for peace and stability for development.

Vietnam supports establishment of nuclear weapon free zones

Wed, 04/10/2002 - 11:19


New York, Apr. 10 (VNA) -- The Government of Viet Nam persistently supports the establishment of nuclear weapon-free zones, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Chau, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has said.

Ambassador Chau was addressing the first session of the preparatory committee for the 2005 Conference of the State Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York on Apr. 9.

Resolution for Highland migrants in humanitarian basis

Sun, 03/31/2002 - 22:06

Ha Noi, March 31 (VNA) -- Problems related to Central Highlands ethnic minority people now living temporarily in camps in Cambodia should be settled immediately on the humanitarian basis, not be politicized to harm Viet Nam and Cambodia's security, has said a Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry of Viet Nam.

The following is statement from Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh on March, 31, 2002:

VN attends conference on people smuggling and trafficking

Fri, 03/01/2002 - 15:44

Ha Noi, Feb. 28 (VNA) -- A Vietnamese delegation, led by Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dinh Bin, attended the Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons, and Related Transnational Crimes held in Bali, Indonesia from Feb. 26-28.

VN and China agreed to take bilateral ties to a new height

Fri, 03/01/2002 - 15:34

Ha Noi, Mar. 1 (VNA) -- A communique on a three-day official visit to Viet Nam from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1 by Party General Secretary and President Jiang Zemin of China reflects both countries' resolve to take bilateral ties to a new height of development.

The communique, released in Ha Noi on Mar. 1, says Viet Nam and China agreed to maintain the fine tradition of conducting high-level meetings in diverse forms to discuss their bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

FM Spokeswoman on Vietnam-China land border treaty

Mon, 02/25/2002 - 12:18

On Feb.5, 2002, MOFA'S Spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh answered question from Vietnam News Agency, asking for Vietnam's reaction to assertions that Vietnam made concessions in negotiating and concluding the land border treaty between Vietnam and China.

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