The 16th Francophone Summit was closed in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on November 27 after two days of sitting.
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| President Tran Dai Quang and leaders of the Francophone countries attended the event. |
During the two-day event, participants discussed measures to promote equal growth and responsible development, thus contributing to ensuring peace, stability among the member nations as well as in the world.
They talked the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and commitments in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, suggested specific measures to accelerate implementation of the Strategic Framework of the Francophone for 2015–2022, the Francophone's youth strategy, and the Francophonie Economic Strategy, with focus on empowering women and youths.
They also ratified the Antananarivo Statement and 13 revolutions, talked the orientation of the community in the coming time, in the fields of peace, security, anti-terrorism, language diversity and culture, economic cooperation, sustainable development, among others.
The leaders suggested the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) strengthen its support to prevent and settle conflicts, reinforce peace and promote compliance to international law, including the principles to solve disputes with peaceful measures.
They also expressed their concerns over the situation in the East Sea and took into account the recent regional progress, and called concerned parties to restrain and settle disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. They also welcomed efforts to maintain peace, security, stability and freedom and safety of navigation and aviation in the region.
The Summit admitted New Caledonia (France) as an associate member and Argentina, the Republic of Korea, and Ontario (Canada) as observers, raising its total number of members and observers from 80 to 84.
"Panama can serve as a strategic platform for Vietnamese companies seeking greater access to Latin America and the Caribbean, while Vietnam represents an important gateway for strengthening Panama’s engagement with Southeast Asia", Ambassador Nubiela Ayala Modes confirmed.
The Vietnam Association of Former People's Public Security Officers must truly serve as a common home that fosters comradeship and solidarity among former public security officers and those who have contributed to the cause of safeguarding security and social order, said top leader To Lam.
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Localities nationwide hailed effective and flexible directions delivered by the Government so far this year, resulting in positive nine-month socio-economic growth, and reaffirmed their commitment to achieving targets set for the whole 2026 at an online Government-locality conference on October 3.
The elevation of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership shows that Vietnam and Canada increasingly view each other not simply as trading partners, but as long-term partners in addressing economic, technological and regional challenges.
National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man on October 1 sent a congratulatory letter to Vyacheslav Volodin on his re-election as Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
The top leader applauded the efforts of ministries, sectors, localities, social organisations, coaches, athletes, experts in developing physical education and sports in recent times, stressing that Resolution No. 08 has provided an important political foundation for sports development over the past 15 years, while Conclusion No. 70 set important orientations for the new period.
PSNews - Vietnam is recognised by its partners as an influential member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, with expectations that it will continue to demonstrate leadership when it hosts APEC for the third time in 2027, according to Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.
General Secretary and President Lam urged JBIC to continue promoting the substantive implementation of projects under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), and step up discussions on potential cooperation within the framework of the POWERR Asia (Partnership on Wide Energy and Resources Resilience Asia) initiative, including the development of strategic energy reserves.
Overhauling the Party’s leadership methods is an objective, inevitable and urgent requirement to elevate the Party’s governing capacity and combat strength and keep the political system effective in the new development era.
During the session, the NA Standing Committee will give opinions on a number of draft laws, namely the revised Land Law, the revised Housing Law, the revised Law on Real Estate Business, the Law on Legal Normative Documents, and the consolidated Law on the State Budget.
National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man coordination must go beyond finishing the agenda to improve the quality of NA decisions and Government enforcement; deal with policies rather than just paperwork, especially in the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena; and pin down final responsibility for each product, not just progress.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung asked the two countries' inspection agencies to build on their achievements by regularly exchanging information and experience, maintaining delegation exchanges, and coordinating inspections in areas related to bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.
General Secretary and President To Lam demanded a sweeping review rather than piecemeal amendments to individual laws, so that people's rights are protected on a continuing basis.
The meeting approved a plan to develop the project on reviewing the 2013 Constitution and studying and proposing comprehensive amendments to the Constitution.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam on September 28 called for urgent and fundamental improvements in law enforcement, stressing that legislation and its enforcement must form a unified whole and ultimately serve development, protect legitimate rights and interests, and strengthen public trust.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam broadly accepted the Cambodian ministry's proposals to maintain, renew and make more effective regular meetings between professional units and training establishments, and increase exchanges of senior, expert and specialised working-group delegations.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said Vietnam can no longer depend on capital and cheap labour. The only way to maintain strong double-digit growth, he said, is by boosting productivity through science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.
The General Secretary and President stressed that there must be no delay between resolutions and action, or between decisions and results in people’s lives, adding that laws must not only serve management but also facilitate development, while outdated regulations must not hinder growth.
Regarding Vietnam’s role in multilateral affairs, Wilfert highlighted four areas where Vietnam could further contribute to multilateral cooperation, beginning with its contribution to regional peace and stability through ASEAN and the UN.