Posts Tagged ‘ Foreign policy ’

Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

  Genocidal Khmer Rouge regime was backed by the US in ‘shameful foreign policy episode’ The skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed in a memorial to the genocide at the Killing Fields Museum outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Vietnam had saved his country in the 1970s, not invaded [...]

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Browne comes to town 

April 9, 2011
Browne comes to town 

British Minister of State Jeremy Browne talks to the press during his visit to Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 British Minister of State Jeremy Browne is visiting Vietnam from April 5-7 to strengthen the Vietnam-UK bilateral relationship in the fields of foreign policy, education, trade and investment.   “We want British businessmen to [...]

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Diplomatic sector does well for national growth

January 3, 2010
Diplomatic sector does well for national growth

The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability, maximising national aggregated strength, said Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem. LookAtVietnam – The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability, maximising national aggregated strength, and utilising all opportunities advancing the country towards development and international [...]

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Vietnam successfully completes UN role: foreign ministry

January 2, 2010
Vietnam successfully completes UN role: foreign ministry

Vietnam’s completion of its term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council has marked a major achievement for the country’s foreign policy.  Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem (L) chairs a UN Security Council’s session on “Women, Peace, and Security” in October 2009Vietnam completed its two-year term as a nonpermanent member of [...]

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Rompuy chosen as EU president, Ashton as foreign policy chief

November 21, 2009
Rompuy chosen as EU president, Ashton as foreign policy chief

Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Thursday was unanimously elected as the first full-time president of the European Union. Belgium’s Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy attends a press conference after an EU summit at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Nov. 19, 2009. Van Rompuy was elected the first full-time EU President [...]

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EU to appoint president, foreign policy chief

November 12, 2009
EU to appoint president, foreign policy chief

The European Union (EU) said Wednesday that it will hold a special summit Nov. 19 to decide the appointees as EU president and foreign policy chief. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the rotating European Union (EU) presidency, speaks during a news conference at the European Parliament building in Brussels, capital of Belgium, [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 13/7

July 14, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 13/7

Vietnam, Italy strengthen trade ties; Laos marks late President’s 100th birthday; Vietnam pledges to play greater part in NAM Photo: VNAVietnam always likes to have more Italian investors doing business in Vietnam as Italy has great potential for science and technology development, said President Nguyen Minh Triet at a reception for the general director of [...]

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Russia-EU summit ends, both sides satisfied with issues discussed

May 22, 2009
Russia-EU summit ends, both sides satisfied with issues discussed

The two-day 2009 Russia-EU summit held in the Russian far-eastern city of Khabarovsk has achieved satisfactory outcomes, both sides said at a press conference Friday. Russian President Dmirtry Medvedev (2nd R), Czech President Vaclav Klaus (2nd L), whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (1st L) and European [...]

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Commentary: What makes Uncle Sam "modest"?

April 20, 2009
Commentary: What makes Uncle Sam "modest"?

One of the most impressive things at the just-concluded fifth Summit of the Americas is perhaps the unprecedented “modest” gesture by the United States at the regional gathering. Presidents of Chile Michelle Bachelet, Argentina Cristina Fernandez, the U.S. Barack Obama and Brazil Inacio Lula da Silva (L-R) talk before the opening ceremony of the 5th [...]

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Brown: Britain to work tirelessly with U.S.

March 5, 2009
Brown: Britain to work tirelessly with U.S.

Highlighting the special Anglo-American relationship, Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday told U.S. lawmakers that his country would work “tirelessly” with the United States on anti-terror war, Mideast peace and Iran’s nuclear issue. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers remarks at the Joint Session of the US Congress on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., March 4, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...