Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh

Vietnam thanks Saudi Arabia for support its citizens amid pandemic

07:12 | 14/08/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh thanked the government of Saudi Arabia for facilitating the settlement of Vietnamese people currently living and working in the country, and called for more support from the host authorities to the Vietnamese community.

Vietnam calls for lifting of sanctions during COVID-19

07:33 | 13/08/2020

Vietnam calls for the lifting of sanctions which can undermine countries capacity to respond to COVID-19, said Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the High-level Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council on Pandemics and Challenges to Sustaining Peace, held in form of online meeting on August 12.

Mekong - Japan Ministerial Conference discusses COVID-19 response

22:53 | 09/07/2020

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu co-chaired the 13th Mekong - Japan Ministerial Conference on July 9, focusing on promoting cooperation between Mekong countries and Japan in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

East Sea could be of central interest at 36th ASEAN Summit

15:15 | 25/06/2020

ASEAN is set to continue encountering a range of complex security challenges in hot spots such as the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea), the Korean Peninsula, and the Middle East.

Deputy PM welcomes newly accredited Japanese ambassador

06:53 | 05/06/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 4 received newly accredited Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio.

Vietnam, Japan discuss COVID-19 fight, economic cooperation

06:38 | 02/06/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 1 had phone talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to discuss collaboration in COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as measures to promote exchange and economic cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.

Top diplomats of Vietnam, Russia talk strengthening bilateral cooperation

06:45 | 30/05/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 29 on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and the two countries’ coordination at the UN Security Council.

Deputy PM attends UNSC video meeting celebrating World War II's ending

09:28 | 10/05/2020

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh attended the United Nations Security Council’s high-level video meeting with the theme “75 years from the end of the Second World War on European Soil on May 8.

Vietnam, Cuba vow to tighten relations amid COVID-19 outbreak

23:14 | 08/05/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on May 8 to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam offers condolences to Canada over mass shooting

08:43 | 23/04/2020

Vietnam offered condolences after Canada experienced its deadliest mass shooting.

UNSC presidency – “golden chance” for Vietnam: Deputy PM

10:41 | 08/01/2020

Vietnam’s assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s non-permanent membership for the 2020-2021 tenure and the UNSC’s presidency in January 2020 is a valuable opportunity for the country to contribute constructively and responsibly to the international community’s common affairs.