Vietnam and Saint Lucia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties at the ambassador level and apply the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to their ties.
A joint communiqué on the establishment of the diplomatic ties was signed by Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Ambassador Cosmos Richardson, head of Saint Lucia’s Permanent Mission to the UN, in New York on June 26. (Source: VNA).
A joint
communiqué on the establishment of the diplomatic ties was signed by Ambassador
Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations
and Ambassador Cosmos Richardson, head of Saint Lucia’s Permanent Mission to
the UN, in New York on June 26.
Saint Lucia holds an important position in the Caribbean and
has participated in many regional and international organiations.
The establishment of the ties will create a firm foundation
to boost multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries.
The event reflects Vietnam’s foreign policy of
diversification and multilateralisation of international relations, and
attaching importance to relations with Latin American nations.
The communiqué was sent to the UN Secretary General Antonio
Guterres to inform other UN members about the establishment of the diplomatic
ties.
Source: VNA
After three years of implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW on continuing performing Directive 05-CT/TW on enhancing the learning and studying of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral example and lifestyle, Lac Thuy district of Hoa Binh province has discovered many effective models and practices, creating a spillover effect in the local community, helping to develop a clean and strong Party Organisation meeting the requirements in the new situation.
The Hoa Binh Elderly Association and the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 7 held a working session with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Embassy and sponsors of a local project on reducing senior citizens’ income and health vulnerabilities in Vietnam (VIE071).
Seventy years have passed, but the memories of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 have never faded in the mind of veteran Ly Van Ngoan from Dong Tien hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district.
Over recent times, in Mai Chau district, there have been many typical examples of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle in all aspects of the social life, contributing to successfully implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, and ensuring social welfare and defence and security in the locality.
Officials of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with others from the provinces also taking part in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada, visited and had a working session with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston on April 24 (local time). The delegation was welcomed by Hoang Thuy Duong, Consul General of Vietnam in the city, and staff members of the consulate.
Officials of Hoa Binh province joining in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada began working sessions in New York on April 22. Other provinces participating in this programme, held by the Department for Local Diplomacy Facilitation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include Yen Bai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Gia Lai.
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