Vietnam has helped Government and people of Italy during difficult period
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Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh held phone talks on Vietnam-Italy cooperation with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio. |
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio discussed ways to beef up bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries during their phone talks on May 19.
Luigi spoke highly of Vietnam’s success in containing the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed thanks to the Government and people of Vietnam for having donated medical supplies recently to his country.
Meanwhile, Minh briefed about the outcomes of Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight, affirming the nation will continue working closely with Italy and the international community in curbing the pandemic.
He also thanked Italy for having facilitated repatriation of Vietnamese citizens and wished that both countries would continue collaboration to support their citizens in the time to come.
Underlining the significance of the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership, the pair agreed to resume the exchange of delegations once the COVID-19 situation is put under control and strengthen dialogue mechanisms to ensure effectiveness of the bilateral ties.
Both sides vowed to continue close coordination over international issues and foster ASEAN-Italy relations as Vietnam is the current ASEAN Chair and non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the tenure 2020-2021.
Deputy PM, FM Minh took the occasion to invite the Italian Foreign Minister to pay an official visit to Vietnam and the latter accepted the invitation with pleasure./.
![]() | The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy provided medical supplies to support the host country against COVID-19 The Vietnam Embassy in Italy has actively mobilized medical supplies from domestic donations to support Italy and join hands with the native community to combat ... |
![]() | 88,000 face masks from Vietnam arrived in Italy Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro expressed gratitude for Vietnam's medical supplies sent to his country to assist in its battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus. |
![]() | Vietnam – Italy friendship shines amid coronavirus crisis The two countries are commemorating the 47th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. What could better demonstrate the strength of the relationship ... |
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