Approved by the State President, the honour is bestowed upon foreign individuals and collectives that have made substantial contributions to building, consolidating, and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries around the world.

The ceremony to present the Friendship Order to the Mozambican diplomat.

At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa spoke highly of Gamiliel’s contributions to Vietnam from January 2012 to April 2018.

During his six-year term, he helped bolster exchanges between delegations at all levels, including visits by Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario to Vietnam in 2017 and President Truong Tan Sang to the African country a year earlier.

He also, at the time, called on Mozambique to support Vietnam in the election to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN Human Rights Council, and the Executive Board of UNESCO.

The diplomat also contributed to the organisation of joint committees’ meetings and political consultations, and the signing of various bilateral agreements, among others.

Hoa voiced her belief that Gamiliel Sepulveda Joao Munguambe will further work to strengthen the Vietnam-Mozambique friendship.

Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Parliamentary Group visits Bac Giang province

(BGO) - On June 14, the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Parliamentary Group headed by Tran Ngoc Khanh, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s National Defence and Security Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Parliamentary Group, and Ibnu Hadi, Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam, paid a working visit to Bac Giang province.

Vietnam - DPRK traditional friendship

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the third country that Vietnam has established diplomatic ties with. Since then, Vietnam has always treasured the traditional friendship with the DPRK.

People-to-people diplomacy helps strengthen Vietnam-Czech friendship

People-to-people diplomacy is one of the channels to help strengthen the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and the Czech Republic.

Another Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument inaugurated

A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated in the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham on January 28.

Friendship imbued schools

(BGO) – Thanks to the non-governmental aid, many schools in the difficult localities in the northern province of Bac Giang have been upgraded with more facilities and equipment for educational activities. 

Source: NDO/VNA